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By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated January 16, 2025, 10:40 a.m.

George Howell Coffee Café is now open at the new Lovestruck Books (44 Brattle St.) in Harvard Square. It’s a homecoming for Howell, who started The Coffee Connection in the Square 50 years ago. Sip coffee alongside breakfast sandwiches and lunchtime toasts. The café also has plans to become a wine bar by night.