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 ...
Megan Boisvert, the fifth generation to run the shop, noted that the store’s business used to be 70% retail and 30% repairs.
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 ...
Mark Benson gripped the tops of a pair of leopard print heels, black shoe polish stains under his fingernails. He raised a gnarled heel below the frames of his oversized glasses, tilting it back and ...
Trade Names After dipping a toe in shoe-repairs in the 1930s, five generations of Cleggs have stayed in the trade, writes Rose… Trade NamesAfter dipping a toe in shoe-repairs in the 1930s, five ...
What: Extreme Shoe Service, a new shoe-repair shop. Where: 1135 N. Lincoln Ave., Unit 1, Loveland. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m ...
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo businessman is keeping the art of cobbling alive and well. Romelle Matthews opened Matthews ...