We talked to two shoe artisans who have not only survived but at times have more business than they can handle: Greg Martens of Olde Town Cobbler in Wauwatosa and Bruce Cziske of Shoe Healers in ...

If you’re feeling poor in this lousy economy, one way to stay well-heeled is to visit a shoe-repair shop. Repairing shoes instead of buying new ones is a frugal habit that can save significant money, ...

ELK CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — The old soles wander in on tired feet. “It just depends on how long and hard you wear your boots,” says Ray Eeds. He’s has seen them in all sizes, and in pretty bad shape.

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 ...

WAYLAND – Originally opened in the 1920s, Baughs Shoe Repair in downtown Wayland is still being operated by Alan and Lois Baugh after taking the business over from his father in the 1970s. Alan’s dad ...

SALISBURY — When it came down to it, all Pat Weddington wanted was a hand-stitcher and a polisher to help with repairs he sometimes had to make to shoes he and his wife were selling on eBay.

For the past 26 years at the Southgate Shoe Repair shop, Natalie and Michael Cynn have been perfecting an art most of us consider obsolete. Fixing up old shoes is not a thing of the past for the South ...

ROCHESTER — After 104 years of saving Rochester’s soles, the legendary Boston Shoe and Boot Repair is ready to pack it in and close up shop. The mall location was a younger sibling of the original ...

Jean Chamoun mastered the art of saving soles long ago and will settle for nothing less than perfection. “If I don’t do something good, I would feel sad,” said Chamoun, also known as “Mr. Shoe.” He ...

How did this business get started? Ramon Reyes, 45, is repairing soles one shoe at a time at Da Boot Shop, a full-service shoe and boot repair shop he founded in Fayetteville in 1996. “We are a family ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Greg Rusnak, owner of Andy’s Shoe & Luggage Service, displays the hundreds of shoes he has ...