His movements are swift, expert. The bit of blood on the back of his hand is from an earlier scrape. For more than three decades, Picard has stitched and glued, hammered and reheeled tens of thousands ...

Fifty years ago, there were nine shoe repair shops just in the city of Anniston. Today, there’s only one in the whole county: Gem Shoe Repair & Footwear. “There are not many craftsmen left, and this ...

Walk into almost any shoe repair store and it’s like stepping back in time with the smells of polish, glue and leather, and shelves of worn shoes that call to mind a cobbler shop from another century.

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 ...

For the first time in decades, the number of shoe repair shops in Duluth has increased. Now there are two. National observers say shoe repair -- long a declining industry -- has seen a resurgence with ...

Steve Johnson's 40-year-old sharkskin cowboy boots needed new heels and leather soles, so on Monday he brought them to Michael Zastawny'srepair shop. "I like to patronize small businesses," said ...