The cobbler is 54, young in a business that has grown old. His only child, a son, has already told him he won’t be taking over the family business when his father retires. It’s an honorable profession ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Repairing shoes may be a service that’s becoming a lost art, but Mt. Lookout Shoe Repair is still saving soles and keeping the feet of Tri-State customers warm and grounded. It’s a ...

David and Virginia Pena stand close to each other, side-by-side behind the counter in their shoe repair shop. One gets the sense this is the way they have faced the challenges in their lives and their ...

Shoe repair is one of those areas that feels likes the domain of shoe specialists and cobblers only. And, to be fair, that is often still the case. If your shoes looks like they're worse for wear, ...

When I was growing up, my parents were on a first-name basis with the owner of the local shoe-repair shop. Let's face it, when you have seven kids, shoes kind of need to last awhile. My folks weren't ...

In a small room scented with leather polish and the whirring sound of a buffing wheel, John Garwood is busily tapping the sole on a shoe. Garwood, who came to Greenwich from the island of Jamaica, has ...

For the month of February, we’ll visit places of classic commerce, old-school businesses that do a healthy trade, despite a changing world around them. This is our third installment of five. Check ...

Alfredo Medina works on a pair of cowboy boots at the Maya Shoe Repair shop at 1708 Ocean Park Blvd on Wednesday afternoon. (photo by Brandon Wise) OCEAN PARK BLVD — While the recession has taken a ...