Applebee's in Calexico is set to close this month, ending a run of more than 20 years in the border city and affecting nearly 30 workers. The exact closing date has not been disclosed.

The closure lands less than a month after the nearby Calexico 10 Theatres shut down, adding another blow to a stretch of the city where two familiar businesses sat only a few feet apart. For many local customers, the restaurant was one of the area's long-standing chain dining spots, and for employees it now marks the end of a workplace that had been there for more than two decades.

What has not been explained is why the restaurant is shutting down. The reason for the Applebee's closure has not been disclosed, leaving the timing clear but the motive out of reach.

That uncertainty matters because the restaurant had become part of Calexico's routine over a long period, and its exit removes nearly 30 jobs at once. With the closing date still unstated, the only certainty left is that the Applebee's Calexico location closure will happen this month, closing a chapter that began more than 20 years ago.