Hitting the pavement in your cognac leather ankle booties on the reg can take a major toll on your favorite footwear. But a scuff here or loose stitch there shouldn’t go unaddressed because you don’t ...

As products have gotten less expensive and more disposable, many traditional repair industries have withered away. Against all odds, shoe repair has retained a tenuous foothold. More than 50 ...

To many young people today, a cobbler is something you have for dessert, says Lee Vaccaro. And therein lies the problem. "Not only are fewer people becoming cobblers," he says, "but younger people don ...

WANT. >> AMERICAN WORKERS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 57% OF THE WORKDAY STANDING OR WALKING ACCORDING TO A 2020 BUREAU OF LABOR REPORT. WHAT BETTER BODY PART TO SPLURGE ON IT THAT HARD-WORKING FEET? >> A ...

To walk into Al's Shoe Service at the Mount Prospect Metra station is to step back in time. The walls remind customers and visitors of the rich history of a business that began when Al DeAngelo opened ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Winter is sloppy and hard on our clothes -- especially shoes. Salt beats up on leather, as soles break or come apart. So, do you replace your shoes or fix them? WCCO went to three ...

It's a business that the social media generation might not be too familiar with, but according to Carroll Kelly, owner of Cobblestone Shoe Hospital, once you get a pair of your worn out shoes restored ...

NEWBURGH — A woman walks into Dr. Shoe, in the Newburgh Mall. She presents her ticket and receives her mended shoes in a plastic bag. She takes them out of the bag, looks at the soles and smiles.

Dan Forster would love to retire, but his passion to keep his shoe repair business going keeps those thoughts at bay. He's owned and operated The Cobbler Shop in downtown Highland for more than 30 ...