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Tony's Sports Novelties, Melaka Restaurant Shut Their Doors

The closure of the two businesses continues the trend downtown of vacant storefronts.

Tony's Sports Novelties has had a "Store Closing" sign in its windows for months.

Now that time has actually come.

Tony's recently shut its doors for good after being open in San Bruno since 1997.

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Owner Tony Micallef had said before that and that he didn't know how much longer the store could stay open.

The closing of the store continues the trend downtown of vacant storefronts.

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Nearby, Melaka Restaurant also recently closed. It's not clear why the Asian buffet went out of business. According to the restaurant's Yelp page, it has been closed since at least June.

The building is now up for lease.

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