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 ...

WOOD RIVER — Every time the chime rings as a customer enters The Clever Cobbler’s doors, owner Leanna Mueller says she knows she’s in for a project unlike any she’s done before. That’s because no two ...

Fifty years an Affton cobbler, John's Shoe Repair disappears A shoe press used to hold newly glued soles together shows its age on the workbench of cobbler Giovanni LoCascio at his Affton shop, John's ...

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, ...

BOTHELL — Your Master Cobbler in Canyon Park is expanding its services and product offerings, thanks to an economy that has baby boomers reaching back to tried and true income stretching strategies of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X As bustling shoppers whiz by the storefronts at Owings Mills Metro Centre, things are a little ...

SEATTLE — Swanson Shoe Repair is a family affair founded in downtown Seattle in 1928. The shop moved to its current location in the Wallingford neighborhood in 1947. Owner Danny Swanson grew up in the ...

Eugene Gomberg has been operating this Roland Park shoe repair shop for just over 20 years, making sure Baltimoreans step out in style. The cobbler takes on worn and torn footwear, repairing soles and ...

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, ...

Nielsen, a third-generation cobbler, will close his Cobbler Shoe Shop at 128 Ashman Circle today and move part of his business into the nearby Midland Stride Rite Shoes store. Keith Nielsen is ...

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 ...