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Old meets new in a changing Southie

Fiercely proud of its traditions, it still embraces tasteful newcomers along with hearty stalwarts

By Patricia Harris and David Lyon

 |  Globe correspondents  

  March 18, 2012

Food, it seems, is one of the surest indicators of change and has certainly kicked the “fun’’ level up a notch or two in South Boston.

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