Our next guest has shown his love and appreciation for Kenosha his whole life. Mark Gascoigne may be best known as a co-owner and operator of Coins Sports Bar for 20 years. Beginning at Coins, he began to host fundraisers and charity events for the community and has raised countless amounts of dollars for our neighbors – and he has no intentions of stopping his involvement with helping out the community.  

We sit down with Mark and go way back to his early days growing up in Kenosha, his high school and city league All Star baseball and basketball stints, learning the ropes of the bar business at the original Rumors Lounge (which was located at the NW cover of 19th Ave and 52nd St), all the way up to his current venture – 24's Rumors Lounge, 1402 52nd St.  

24’s Rumors opens daily at 11am and as well as being a great spot for a cold drink and a game of darts or pool, they also offer up delicious food that is a step above the average bar menu. Mark is joined by special guest Chef Ron Love, the man behind the fantastic sandwiches and more at 24’s Rumors. Follow them here on Facebook for all the latest news, including live entertainment on Friday and Saturdays, karaoke on Sundays and Wednesdays and much more! 

This episode was recorded on February 27th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue 

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