SHEBOYGAN — Dark windows and shuttered doors mark the current state of Rupp's Downtown Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge in Sheboygan.

The business has been closed for over a week now, and the community is asking why.

Sandra Rupp was the former owner of the restaurant for over 40 years before retiring this summer and passing ownership to husband and wife Deidre Martinez and Sam Melei.

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The couple reopened the restaurant just over a month ago after borrowing $350,000 from the city's Redevelopment Authority.

"It means half of my life spent there," Rupp said.

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