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Vincente's Gourmet Pizza on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard will become Pizza Bones sometime between mid-January and early February.

(Vincente's Gourmet Pizza/Facebook)

The owners of Swift Lounge will be taking over Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard's cornerstone restaurant, Vincente's Gourmet Pizza, after its owner retires.

The 20-year-old pizza joint will become Blackbird Pizza in mid-January.

"We want it to be kind of like Swift, a neighborhood bar," Tyler Cowdry, co-owner of Swift Lounge said. "We just want to keep what Vincente's already has going."

Expect to find similar New York-style pizzas, in whole pies and by-the-slice, made with fresh toppings, sub sandwiches, garlic knots, baked pastas and a cocktail list similar to Swift Lounge (think mason jars and fresh juices) as well as some classic Italian drinks.

The restaurant will remain Vincente's until the end of the year.

After opening, they plan to add late hours, as well as late night delivery.

Blackbird Pizza will be located at 1935 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. They're slated to open in mid-January/early-February. Late hours and late-night delivery to come.

-- Samantha Bakall Follow @sambakall