Don't be deceived by the tiny trailer, JD's has big-flavored hot dogs
Jim Haavisto clearly is not claustrophobic. He spends five hours each weekday in a space that measures 30-by-26 inches, preparing and selling gourmet hot dogs to drive-up customers. And he loves his job. "My No. 1 thing is I'm a people person, and I think that's a big part of the success," Haavisto said about his business, J.D.'s Gourmet Hot Dogs. "I hear people's stories, the good, sad and bad. I'm like a bartender." J.D.'s is housed in a red, 4-by-8-foot trailer that's parked in a lot in front of Ferraro's Family Restaurant at Raff Road and Southway Street SW in Canton. It's not uncommon t...