Word: cobblers
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...host of other problems aggravated Panama's electorate, chief among them security, education and an antiquated public-transit system. "I have voted for the PRD for the past 25 years, but this time I [tried] my luck with Martinelli," says Pedro Gomez, owner of a small Panama City cobbler shop who says he was finally tired of "receiving nothing in return. At least Martinelli promised to give scholarships and free books to children, and my sons need them." Martinelli has also proposed construction of a $1 billion metro, both under- and above ground, along with a light-rail system. (Read...
...accept they’d been blown away? His ignorance flew all over me, and I was ready to bicker over why—precisely why—he thought they were still alive. Except I was assaulted with, “The day for peach cobbler has come!” Ezekiel was already helping me from the carriage, and it was too late to run from Mrs. Lewis. “I’ve put pecans in it this time! I tried it out last night—I had to try it—since nuts...
...McFarland says his year-over-year revenues rose 28% in December and 35% in January. "I'd love to see a 50% jump in February," he says. As the historian for the Shoe Service Institute of America, the cobbler trade group, McFarland tracks local media stories on shoe-repair performance and talks to hundreds of shop owners throughout the country. He says cobblers are reporting increases in the range of 25% to 40% during the fourth quarter of 2008 and early '09. (See a gallery of Olympic shoe designs...
...McFarland, the Florida shoe repairman, thinks a two-year downturn would give the industry a "shot in the arm" that could last 10 to 15 years. But even McFarland is quick to temper his excitement. He too realizes that what's good for the cobbler might be bad for the souls of his countrymen. "The more people we get," he says, "the worse it is out there...
...Ladies Who Lunch - and Travel. The Plaza hotel has paired up with high-end cobbler Jimmy Choo, offering transportation from the hotel to the Madison Avenue shoe store in a Rolls Royce, a glass of champagne to loosen your wallet and $200 off purchases of $1,000 or more. Show off your new goods at the hotel's Rose Club, where you'll get complimentary cocktails. Rates for the "Be My Valentine" package start at $645 per night. Feb. 13 and 14 only. Fifth Avenue at Central Park South...