FBI Raids Local Detroit Clothing Store: Mason and Starr Speak With Owner
A local Detroit clothing store called “The D Spot” was raided yesterday evening by the FBI for selling what the NFL considered unlicensed NFL apparel. ‘The D Spot” is located on McNichols Road on the city’s west side.
The owner of the shop Bill Woods, or Uncle Woods by his peers knew that the merchandise he was selling was not authentic NFL gear and did not sell it as such. Woods told the media that, “I’m not trying to fool anybody as I sell them for $60. They can’t be authentic for the price. I sell them for $60 so people know coming in, they are not buying an authentic one that would cost $200 exactly.” Woods’ gear was confiscated, and he was issued citations totaling more than $3,000 for selling counterfeit goods.
FBI Raids Local Detroit Clothing Store: Mason and Starr Speak With Owner
Woods spoke with our own Mason and Starr and talked about the raid on the Moring show:
Mason: So what happened? Tell people what happened.
Woods: Um, like I said, I’m the owner of The D -Spot, Detroit’s premier, clothing store, and I’ve had the D -Spot for the last seven years. You know what I’m saying? So this is not a new thing and I didn’t just jump on the bandwagon, but I re-opened the D -Spot in October, and I’ve been selling, and have established a team of Detroit brands and Detroit designers, and we are all up under one roof. Everyone has a Detroit theme in one way or another and since the Lion’s have been doing so good this season and everything we have a couple of brands that, you know have the Lion’s logo on there or some type of NFL logo. I do have sports apparel and jerseys and everything inside the store I really wasn’t aware of the situation as far as licensing and stuff. The NFL is in Detroit and their looking for people selling Lions apparel no matter what the situation is. I guess I posted some lions apparel the other day on my social media page trying to promote the Lions and I got raided the other evening.
Mason & Starr Talk To The Owner Of The D-Spot
Woods did sound still a bit distraught about the situation and unhappy, how also seemed in good spirts and ready to move forward and still plans on supporting his hometown Lions.
Woods also took to social media to address the raid as well to tell all of his supporters that, “Everything is ok at The D Spot, Feds and Detroit and NFL police just raided my store and took everything that had Lions on it…I apologize for any inconvenience during this time…I cant explain my feelings and emotions right now. S/o (shoutout) to everyone riding up 6 mile and reached out to me. Thank you.”
Black-Owned Metro-Detroit Food Trucks You Should Check Out
The Lobster Food Truck
One mobile food stop you can find in Metro Detroit is The Lobster Food Truck. Detroit native Kathryn Wilson and her nephew Chef Nick Wilson opened The Lobster Food Truck in 2018. They offer gourmet seafood and serve the Metro Detroit area. “Our specialties are our Hot Lobster Roll, Seafood Mac & Cheese, Seafood Grilled Cheese, and Loaded Seafood Waffle Fries,” said Julie Smith Fields of The Lobster Truck. Metro Detroiters can find The Lobster Food Truck at several scheduled events throughout the summer and spring including festivals, private parties, and pop-ups. Find out where their truck will be daily by visiting their website or social media.
Jackson Five Star Catering
Jackson’s Five Star Catering is a full-service catering company located in Ferndale. According to their website, Anthony and Cindy Jackson have been providing catering services since 1995. Though a catering service, they have a Motown Bistro and a Five Star food truck. These two food fucks have been at events including Paint Creek Center for the Arts, the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Detroit Auto Show in Hart Plaza, the Detroit Fireworks Show, and many other stops. You can find menu items like southern fried fish, lemon-pepper shrimp, the “Motown Burger,” BBQ ribs and pulled pork, chicken tenders, sausages, and chili cheese fries. Some of their sweeter menu items include elephant ears, funnel cakes, deep fried Oreos, cotton candy, corn dogs, and tropical shaved ice.
Fork in Nigeria
“Our FoodTruck embodies the best flavors and cooking traditions of authentic Nigerian cuisine,” said their website. The Halal Certified food truck serves the East Pointe, Livernois, Midtown Detroit areas. Fork in Nigeria’s menu features steak, goat, chicken, and vegetarian options. Some of the chef’s picks include fried plantain, akara balls, fufu, and egusi soup.
CC’s Soulfood
Another Black-owned food truck to check out in Metro Detroit is CC’s SoulfFood food truck, owned and operated by Ciera Wells. The food truck features catfish, mac and cheese, fries, fried chicken, burgers, and salmon croquette balls. They have made stops at the Spirit Plaza Detroit, Birmingham Car Cruise, Madonna College events, and more. CC’s Soulfood books events for grad parties, birthday parties, and corporate events.
Sweetjays Bakeshop
Sweetjays Bakeshop offers custom fondant cakes, cupcakes, and traditional desserts for all occasions. One of their services include a dessert truck. The bakeshop is in Warren, but you can find the dessert truck making stops across Metro Detroit. Sweetjays dessert truck features cupcakes, donuts, ice cream, and cookies. They also offer premium desserts like peach cobbler and banana pudding.
Detroit Mini Donut
Karen Hudson and Karla Willis are co-owners of Detroit Mini Donut. “It is of utmost importance to both of ladies, that Detroit Mini Donut be a positive driving force in helping bring back the city of Detroit,” said the Detroit Mini Donut website. Their donut shop is in Detroit where one can find fresh mini donuts with a variety of toppings. Recently, they began to feature Italian ice. The “Big Red” donut truck has made stops at the Detroit Zoo, Detroit Institute of Arts, Plymouth Ice Festival, and many more.
Cornbread Restaurant
If you can’t make it out to Cornbread Restaurant in Southfield for dine in or carry out, you can always catch them at their food truck ‘Beans & Cornbread.’ The truck has served soul food at the AAA Auto Expo, Southfield’s ‘Eat to the Beat’ concert, and their very own ‘Cars & Cornbread’ event. Their food truck offers soul items like collard greens, red beans and rice, cornbread, fried catfish, pork fried pork, chops, and fried chicken, sweet potato pie, and peach cobbler.
Cynt-sational EATS
Cynt-sational EATS is a food truck that offers gourmet vegan air popped popcorn with
B vitamins, trace minerals, amino acids as well as vegan dishes desserts. In 2019, owner and operator Cynthia was able to purchase a food truck where she would focus on vegan food and clean eating options.
Junk Food and Friends
June Food and Friend is Black-owned and operated by women. The sweet treat truck features hand-spun slushies and shakes, Italian ice, and Michigan-made ice cream with a variety of toppings and flavors. The Junk Food and Friends truck has made stops at Detroit Fall Fest, Scary Hours Music Festival in East Pointe, and Detroit’s Mobile Madness Game Trailer Expo.
