How One Baltimore Business Owner Is Carrying On The Legacy Of The Women’s Industrial Exchange – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE, M.D. (WJZ)  —  In the basement of the old Women’s Industrial Exchange on North Charles Street in Downtown Baltimore, one local woman is whipping up gourmet hot dogs while carrying on the legacy of the building.

Women’s Industrial Exchange Building

“This building… was established… for women to be able to sell their wares,” said LaShauna Jones, Co-Founder of Sporty Dog Creations, where she makes the hot dogs from scratch and dresses them up with atypical toppings.

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Jones opened the carryout business in 2019 in the historic building. For over 100 years, it has been a place for women to sell goods to support themselves.

“We just feel like our mission is sort of you know, a lot in line with women-owned businesses being able to produce and create something that helps to stimulate their community,” said Jones.

Sporty Dog Creations

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