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 ...

Kristen Bell has gone quiet amid her latest controversy. As Page Six reports, the Nobody Wants This actress, 45, was expected ...

When you think about shoe cobblers, the image that comes to mind likely involves a multi-generational shop run by an old-timer hunched over a pair of brogues. For the most part, you’d be totally right ...

In spite of our best efforts, ours is still in many ways a “throw away” society. But there are exceptions, such as a favorite pair of shoes that fit like a glove. When those favorite boots, shoes or ...

WANT. >> AMERICAN WORKERS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 57% OF THE WORKDAY STANDING OR WALKING ACCORDING TO A 2020 BUREAU OF LABOR REPORT. WHAT BETTER BODY PART TO SPLURGE ON IT THAT HARD-WORKING FEET? >> A ...

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 ...

WILLMAR - When Jim Ackerman retires and closes the doors of Schiro's Shoe Repair on Thursday, it will signal the end of a business that first opened in 1922. Ackerman will have an open house with ...

For me, there is always something fun and interesting about plowing through a volume of the city directories that were published for this region from the 1860s until the early 1980s. For this column, ...