The whirr of sewing machines and light mist of the steam cleaner filled Ron Mancuso’s nearly 50-year-old shoe repair shop ...

For jobs that involve a lot of walking, it's easy to tear through shoe soles. Tire treads, on the other hand, can take a lot of punishment. As Hackaday points out, you can take remove the tread from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Hochman covers the worlds of luxury, travel, and entertainment. They are the nicest dress boots I’ve ever owned but they ...

SALISBURY — When it came down to it, all Pat Weddington wanted was a hand-stitcher and a polisher to help with repairs he sometimes had to make to shoes he and his wife were selling on eBay.

It wasn’t that long ago that the shoe repair business in Buffalo was on rocky ground. Then, out of the blue came Brian Gavigan who was looking for a career change. Gavigan began apprenticing with a ...