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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Tom Talerico could not stay away from the old soles. The 69-year-old once again is busy fixing ...

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.

Navigating the workshop of Jim’s Shoe Doctor is a hazard for the inexperienced. Strips of leather and spare soles stack up ...

Helms Shoe Repair is a full-service repair shop for shoes, luggage, purses, belts and other leather products. Co-owner, Adrian Head, is a Certified Leather Craftsman, who works with two apprentices, ...

It wasn’t that long ago that the shoe repair business in Buffalo was on rocky ground. Then, out of the blue came Brian Gavigan who was looking for a career change. Gavigan began apprenticing with a ...

BUFFALO, NY -- Everywhere we go, they go with us. In many cases, they're one of the biggest reasons we get where we're going and yet, when they fall apart, shoes are often discarded and replaced. One ...

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 ...

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 ...