Local businesses

Prodigy Designer, 20, Turns Heads Worldwide

by | Mar 13, 2024 12:57 pm | Comments (3)

Joshua McCown.

Spaced out on the walls of Time A Tell, a clothing store and smoke shop at 1700 Dixwell Ave., are black-and-white photos. Each shows a celebrated rap artist — Baby Money, DThang, Cuban Doll, Skilla Baby, and Babyfxce E — wearing Time A Tell clothing made by Joshua McCown, the shop’s 20-year-old owner.

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New Biz, Made in Greenwood

by | Feb 20, 2024 2:21 pm | Comments (0)

Lisa Reisman Photo

Co-owners Donald Moody and Mujahid Mohammed with Dannie Beverly of Made in Greenwood smoke shop.

Mujahid Mohammed had a dream. So did Dannie Beverly. And Donald Moody. It was, as it turned out, the same dream.

All three of us did time in prison, and we wanted to come up with something for the community, a platform to give back, and that was starting our own business,” said Mohammed on a recent afternoon at Made in Greenwood.

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Streetwear Trio Is "DA’W.O.R.L.D."

by | Jan 8, 2024 11:26 am | Comments (0)

Lisa Reisman Photo

Hallie "Rock" Bolden, Jr. with Hallie "Bizzy" Bolden III.

The bell above the door sounded at DA’W.O.R.L.D., the Whalley Avenue mecca for men’s urban clothing.

Coming in for some love,” the customer said, dapping up DA’W.O.R.L.D. manager Hallie Bizzy” Bolden III, wardrobe consultant Tariq Riq” Bolden and owner Hallie Rock” Bolden, Jr. behind the counter. Have a good one.” 

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