Starting a business is an exercise in maximizing advantages and overcoming challenges — especially when you launch your enterprise later in life. After 50, you might not be as fast as you were at 30 or as proficient with the latest technology, but a lifetime of experience and connections can still pave the way for a successful venture.

Friday, April 26 — Cody Sehl, an undergraduate at Michigan State University, has a style vision that is as unique as his jacket. Although he’s had years of experience behind a sewing machine, it was only last year that his sights were very differently focused.

Friday, April 19 — Comfortable or classy, loose or fitted, bright or dark — there is a galaxy of choices when it comes to picking an outfit. Indecisiveness is an issue that fashionistas face when nothing feels quite right and sometimes the answer is everything. Ashley Goolsby, an aspiring photographer from Lansing, breaks fashion editing rules in all the right ways.

Friday, April 19 — The Capital Area District Library’s South Lansing branch would like to reintroduce itself to the community.

This summer is shaping up to be radical, man. The Lansing Symphony Orchestra is totally going back to the '80s to launch the 20th annual Concert in the Park series on June 5.

Wednesday, April 17 — Rick’s American Café hosts a beneficiary for seniors tonight. Senioritis Night will be a chance to revel the end of the school year. What better way to approach the end of exams by giving back to the community and drinking a celebratory beer?

Friday, April 12 — The pitter-patter of drops, the smell of rain, the feeling of changing seasons — as wonderful as it sounds, the beginning of April has become a fashion damper. The temperamental rain has caused a shift from heavy winter jackets to dark and shiny raincoats. Although, the existence of trendy rainwear is not as mythical as that of a fashionable winter jacket, the challenge of the cover up layer shuffled the fashion show indoors.

Friday, April 5 — Ah, April — the beginning of… another winter? (Yep, there's snow in the forecast for this weekend.) While our calendars might say spring, the frigid winter winds are overstaying their welcome. As relentless as nature can be, so can the fashionable residents of Lansing.

Friday, March 29 — In all my years of fashion appreciation, I have never come across a more distinctive or versatile style than the recent “walking sleeping bag with furry boots” look popular with young women. This trend seems to be more prolific than questionable rashes on a college campus.

Friday, March 22 — If you can tear your eyes off your bracket for a night, MSU’s Broad Art Museum has scheduled an interesting bit of counter-programming for fans of both sports and the arts. Tonight at 7, the museum will hold a free screening of “There’s No Place Like Home,” a film about one man’s intense love of basketball.