The cobbler is 54, young in a business that has grown old. His only child, a son, has already told him he won’t be taking over the family business when his father retires. It’s an honorable profession ...

Not ready to call it quits — and only a few blocks from home — Pohl offered a quick solution: they’d swing by his place so he ...

The closet doors open, revealing rows of shoes. Some barely worn. Others showing their age. That pair of leather boots you love but haven't touched in months because of a ...

BRAINTREE - Vincenzo DiRado’s two children would like him to retire. Earlier this year, he put his shop, Vincenzo’s Shoe Repair in Weymouth Landing, up for sale. He took it off the market recently ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — Dave Sherman and Max Paolillo are masters of a disappearing craft.

EUSTIS — Customers felt as comfortable as an old shoe at Robert Dunston’s cluttered shop, where they could always count on a cheerful greeting to go with quality service. The 86-year-old practiced a ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Repairing shoes has been a perfect fit for Carl Rogers for the better part of 75 years. The Spartanburg native, who celebrates his 90th birthday on Feb. 21, had only a ...