Ansley Travo is a few months into her cobbler training with Mike Derouin, of the former Thee Only Shoe Repair in Rochester. She says she enjoys the community around the shoe repair business and seeing ...

When Adrian Head bought Helms Shoe & Luggage Repair in Washington Square on Far Hills Avenue in 2010, he promised the Helm family that the shop would keep its name. “I understood the idea of legacy, ...

Fifty years an Affton cobbler, John's Shoe Repair disappears Working in his shop on the last day before his shoe repair machines and tools were taken away, Giovanni LoCascio, 87, looks out for the ...

One of Jim McFarland’s videos has been viewed about 60 million times as he encourages people to revive rather than replace old items As a shoe cobbler, Jim McFarland has spent his career with his eyes ...

Photo by Janelle Patterson Bill, right, and Cecil Gossett, left, go over how to attach a new strap on a Birkenstock sandal in Cobbler John’s Shoe Repair in Marietta. MARIETTA — With machines, tools, ...

Emery Dill can mend a metal-toed work boot as deftly as he can repair a woman’s spiked heel or the mane on a toy hobbyhorse. “I save soles and throw out heels. I’ll even dye for you,” the ...

On and off for more than 80 years, Tony Reina has been a shoe repairman, following in the footsteps of his grandfather. After a short hiatus, the 90-year-old La Vergne man returned to his profession ...

Hong Kong cobbler Wong Yun-keung has been repairing shoes in the city for more than 25 years – using the very same machine he started out with. The 52-year-old tradesman, who works with his wife Chan ...

If Carrie Bradshaw’s stilettos snapped off while shopping on the shoreline, or if Dorothy lost a few rubies from her Ruby Slippers while dancing down the yellow line of Boston Post Road, there are ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - When I walked into People’s Shoe Repair on Wetmore Avenue, I was greeted by an 86-year-old man in high-waisted trousers with a thick Greek accent and a grin as wide as 3E shoes.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the request for a cobbler in June 6 Sun Spots, I ...

No shirt, no shoes, no service? You should always wear a shirt, but barefooted or socks-only patrons are somewhat common at Totem Shoe Repair, according to its owner. At just before 2 p.m. on a ...