I recently spent a few minutes in our local shoe-repair shop. I watched as the young shoemaker casually nailed new heels on my favorite wingtips,...
4 months ago

Visiting United Shoe Repair downtown may not only result in improved shoes, but also may serve...
9 months ago

Seventh-tier Kettering of the Southern League Premier Division were handed a trip to the League One Cobblers in Monday's first-round draw.
3 months ago

Lansing State Journal File Photo. Interior of the Thom McAn shoe store at the Lansing Mall, July 24, 1979. Lansing State Journal File Photo.
98 months ago

To be an independent retailer of women's fashion today requires an astute eye and a vision. Competing with big box retailers in a down economy isn't easy...
76 months ago

WORCESTER — Cobbler Paul Jennette, 71, owner of Central Shoe Repair at 37 Mechanic St., walks from his back room as he hears a chime...
12 months ago

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...
45 months ago

Shoe repair shops began vanishing with the decline of trained cobblers and the rise in the availability of cheaper shoes that people are apt to just trash, not...
154 months ago

Testing included a countermovement jump test, involving players jumping with maximal effort and measuring lower-body power.
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Elden “Gus” Gustafson, age 85, passed away on November 25, 2022. Born in Ludington Michigan to Howard and Ruth (Seymour) Gustafson, Gus is survived by his wife...
25 months ago