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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Toronto cobbler who has been repairing shoes for more than 20 years in Dufferin Mall says he thought he was going to lose business when his patching and stitching machine broke down last fall.

When you think about shoe cobblers, the image that comes to mind likely involves a multi-generational shop run by an old-timer hunched over a pair of brogues. For the most part, you’d be totally right ...

Louie Domerese is a master cobbler who wants his customers to see a clean, modern shop when they walk in. Save the clutter, he says, for the back of the shop -- his workshop where he performs his ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marsha Shandur and Alazar Beyene in his shoe repair shop in Toronto. (Ify Chiwetelu/CBC - image credit) A Toronto cobbler who has ...

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 ...

Adrian Head bought Helms Shoe & Luggage Repair in Washington Square on Far Hills Avenue in 2010. CONTRIBUTED Former Kettering Family Video property sold for $1.1 million El Meson brings on third ...

As a shoe cobbler, Jim McFarland has spent his career with his eyes trained downward on his work. He never expected anyone to care much about his craft. But McFarland, 59, now has more than 1 million ...

A Toronto cobbler who has repaired shoes for more than 20 years in Dufferin Mall has been able to buy a brand new patching and stitching machine after the local community stepped up to help him. "This ...