NEWBURGH — A woman walks into Dr. Shoe, in the Newburgh Mall. She presents her ticket and receives her mended shoes in a plastic bag. She takes them out of the bag, looks at the soles and smiles.

Ansley Travo is a few months into her cobbler training with Mike Derouin, of the former Thee Only Shoe Repair in Rochester. She says she enjoys the community around the shoe repair business and seeing ...

WOOD RIVER — Every time the chime rings as a customer enters The Clever Cobbler’s doors, owner Leanna Mueller says she knows she’s in for a project unlike any she’s done before. That’s because no two ...

As products have gotten less expensive and more disposable, many traditional repair industries have withered away. Against all odds, shoe repair has retained a tenuous foothold. More than 50 ...

Go on location to watch a cobbler fully repair and transform a worn-out old pair of shoes. In this episode, we go on location to watch a cobbler transform a worn-out old pair of shoes with holes, into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long-time cobbler at Dufferin Mall will soon be able to repair shoes as he did before after a customer launched a fundraiser to ...

If Carrie Bradshaw’s stilettos snapped off while shopping on the shoreline, or if Dorothy lost a few rubies from her Ruby Slippers while dancing down the yellow line of Boston Post Road, there are ...

On and off for more than 80 years, Tony Reina has been a shoe repairman, following in the footsteps of his grandfather. After a short hiatus, the 90-year-old La Vergne man returned to his profession ...