"Holland In Photos," a series shot by Sentinel photographer Adam Vander Kooy, highlights the extra-ordinary happenings of your neighbors. HOLLAND — Nestled inside Holland's Vacuum Cleaner Headquarters ...
The whirr of sewing machines and light mist of the steam cleaner filled Ron Mancuso’s nearly 50-year-old shoe repair shop Thursday morning as he continued his family’s decades-old tradition: passing ...
RAYNHAM — Nearly nothing happens in an instant, especially when it comes to the former longtime National Instant Shoe Repair in Raynham. Finding a professional cobbler during the past couple of years ...
Graeme Parker has worn the same Blundstone boots for almost a decade now — a shelf life he credits to an Ottawa cobbler who he says has "guided" his shoes through the years. The repairman in question ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Members of the Carytown community are shocked and devastated after they said the owners of Mitchem’s Shoe Repair and Alterations self-deported to South Korea after more than two ...
Dick LaCasse was swiveling between sewing, gluing, and finishing machines, fixing beat-up shoes in his shop in downtown Skowhegan, when a man wearing a camo jacket dropped a pair of heavy-duty boots ...
Megan Boisvert, the fifth generation to run the shop, noted that the store’s business used to be 70% retail and 30% repairs. As customers increasingly started shopping online, that flipped and revenue ...
MEDINA, Ohio -- After 69 years in business, Porter’s Shoe Repair has left a lasting impression on the Medina community. Mayor Dennis Hanwell took some time at the Nov. 10 City Council meeting to honor ...
Mike Summers, a longtime shoe repairman, now owns and operates the 122-year-old Jim's Shoe Doctor. Summers almost didn't buy the shop due to the challenges of small business ownership, but ultimately ...
Revitalize your old boots with our DIY shoe repair tutorial! In this video, learn how to tape up your worn-out boots using a simple and effective method. Discover how to extend the life of your ...
Jacob McDonald, along with his dad John, are the proprietors of OxVolk LeatherWerks in Grass Valley, in the space that once housed Dave’s Shoe Repair on Mill Street. Dave Russell held his cobbler ...
In the Sewickley Shoe Repair on Beaver St., Mario Ulizzi toils among rows of worn shoes and boots. The cobbler meticulously works various leathers, sometimes for hours, doing the work by hand. Ulizzi ...