Shoe repairman Ron Badger, 75, works on a shoe in his workshop at Badger Shoe Repair, 1618 E. Market St., in New Albany last week. Badger is retiring at the end of this month after running the business since 1974, when he took over for his father who started the business in 1940. "This is just the old-fashioned way of doing things. You can do them faster, but it doesn't make as good a job," Badger said. Staff photo by Christopher Fryer