Someone tried to shut down a Minneapolis teen’s hot dog stand, but the city gave him a permit instead

When complaints came in about a 13-year-old boy running a hot dog stand in front of his home in Minneapolis, officials had a decision to make. They could shut him down, or they could help him figure it out, and they chose to do the latter. Jaequan Faulkner had been running Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs during his school breaks since 2016, selling hot dogs, chips, and sodas. With the help of his uncle and cousin, he started out small, but once a local news station featured his story, it got attention, but not all of it was supportive. Someone reported the stand to the Minneapolis Health Department, according to ABC News.

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