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And the city respond by helping the kid get his stand up to code and issuing him a permit to sell hot dogs legally.
A nice feel good story in these crazy times.
MINNEAPOLIS — A 13-year-old's summer hot dog stand is now officially permitted by the city of Minneapolis.
Jaequan Faulkner opened his hot dog stand earlier this summer in hopes of raising enough money to buy new school clothes.
Faulkner's Old Fashioned Hot Dogs received a lot of support after officers with "Bike Cops for Kids" encouraged people on Facebook to visit his stand.
Faulkner first started his summer hot dog stand in 2016, with the help of his uncle. He took a break last year but was determined to do it again this year.
"It puts pride in me to see that I'm doing something good for the community," Faulkner told KARE 11 back in June.
However, Faulkner's business was not officially permitted. All businesses that serve food to the public must pass city health inspections to get permitted, according to the city.
The city received a complaint about the teen's stand, said Logan Ebeling, a Minneapolis health inspector.
But rather than shut the teen's stand down, the city stepped up to help his business improve.
According to Ebeling, Faulkner did need to make some changes to his stand. He had to get a tent for overhead protection, a hand washing station and the city also gave him a thermometer to check the temperatures of his sausages and hot dogs.
Staff from the Minneapolis Health Department, the Minneapolis Promise Zone and the Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON) came together to help bring Faulkner's hot dog stand up to code.
"We've been working with Jaequan on the business side of things, like basic business, finance, marketing, pricing... he's really been excited about all of it," said Ann Fix, program manager for the Northside Food Business Incubaor.
And the city respond by helping the kid get his stand up to code and issuing him a permit to sell hot dogs legally.
A nice feel good story in these crazy times.
MINNEAPOLIS — A 13-year-old's summer hot dog stand is now officially permitted by the city of Minneapolis.
Jaequan Faulkner opened his hot dog stand earlier this summer in hopes of raising enough money to buy new school clothes.
Faulkner's Old Fashioned Hot Dogs received a lot of support after officers with "Bike Cops for Kids" encouraged people on Facebook to visit his stand.
Faulkner first started his summer hot dog stand in 2016, with the help of his uncle. He took a break last year but was determined to do it again this year.
"It puts pride in me to see that I'm doing something good for the community," Faulkner told KARE 11 back in June.
However, Faulkner's business was not officially permitted. All businesses that serve food to the public must pass city health inspections to get permitted, according to the city.
The city received a complaint about the teen's stand, said Logan Ebeling, a Minneapolis health inspector.
But rather than shut the teen's stand down, the city stepped up to help his business improve.
According to Ebeling, Faulkner did need to make some changes to his stand. He had to get a tent for overhead protection, a hand washing station and the city also gave him a thermometer to check the temperatures of his sausages and hot dogs.
Staff from the Minneapolis Health Department, the Minneapolis Promise Zone and the Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON) came together to help bring Faulkner's hot dog stand up to code.
"We've been working with Jaequan on the business side of things, like basic business, finance, marketing, pricing... he's really been excited about all of it," said Ann Fix, program manager for the Northside Food Business Incubaor.
