by Chuck Marshall | Jul 27, 2025 | Michigan, Travel
Celebrating creativity: The Detroit Festival of Books provides a feast of stories at Eastern Market The Detroit Festival of Books 2025 I love everything about books. The way they look, the way they smell, and most importantly, the stories inside. Clearly, I’m far from... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 9, 2025 | Travel
Explore Detroit’s Castle Rouge, uncover a scandalous past, and taste the city’s best sourdough at The Mother Loaf. Back in 2017, we took our first Detroit History Tour, and it was a hit. Why it took us nearly eight years to do another one is a mystery. That first time... 
by Chuck Marshall | Jun 27, 2025 | Music
Lacrimosus Intolerantem by Ladyship Warship is a haunting and hypnotic fever dream of music winding through dark and evocative paths of your mind. Lacrimosus Intolerantem by Ladyship Warship Over here at Life In Michigan studios, I’ve been jamming the new... 
by Chuck Marshall | Jan 6, 2025 | Music
A night of crushing doom and ripping death to start the new year in Hamtramck with Centenary, Blind Haven, Monolithic Architecture, and Room 101. Death and Doom at The Sanctuary The Sanctuary in Hamtramck, the finest heavy music venue in the world, hosted a... 
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 17, 2024 | Beer
The 10th Annual Oktoberfest Batch Brewing celebration in Detroit drew a big crowd for fabulous food, a Steinholding competition, and plenty of super beer. Batch Brewing Oktoberfest For the last nine years, I’ve longingly looked at posts on social media about Batch... 
