Restaurants still risky business

Monday, June 5, 2006

Two weeks before his new restaurant opens, Sam Massarweh is watching as two downtown Cape Girardeau eateries close their doors. On the same day last week, Gatherings Cafe at the Marquette Towers and Sidewalk Sandwich Co. closed up shop for good.

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