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BALL SQUARE

Pescatore (158 Boston Ave, 617-623-0003, pescatoreseafood.com) opened its renovated dining room.

White Hen Pantry (734 Broadway, 617-440-1651) was one of 58 White Hen locations in New England acquired in December, 2009 by 7-Eleven Inc. According to a 7-Eleven press release, the White Hen stores will begin operating under the 7-Eleven brand at some point in 2010.

DAVIS SQUARE

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Sounds of Somerville

Shirley Ortiz founded Choices Restaurant & Lounge (381 Somerville Ave) in 1983. Today, her son Victor Ortiz is in charge.

Tina DeLellis opened Johnny D’s (17 Holland Street) in 1969. Today, her daughter Carla DeLellis runs the show.

Pose Ortiz and DeLellis alongside one another – as Somerville Scout did during a recent interview at Bloc 11 (11 Bow St) – and they hardly look like vocational twins. Ortiz stands 5-10, weighs 240 and has linebacker’s shoulders. He used to be a bouncer in Boston and a police officer in Cambridge. He remains an active firefighter in Chelsea. And he looks like it. By contrast, DeLellis has the lithe build of a ballerina. If she told you she taught dance for a living, you’d believe her. In fact, she is a former programmer at IBM.

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What’s New

BALL SQUARE Sound Bites (704 Broadway, 617-623-8338) has extended its hours to 9:30 pm Monday through Saturday. (It still closes at 4:00 pm Sundays.) A full bar is also now available. Correction from Spring 2009 edition: Eat at Jumbo’s (not Jumbo’s Pizza and Wings) opened in April. DAVIS SQUARE Boston Sports Club (1 Davis Sq,…

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