This afternoon, the Globe reported that Cambridge ice-cream store Toscanini's is back in business. After the state seized the store for nonpayment of taxes, the owners raised enough money online to give to the state and reopen.
The amount of money was staggering--$31,406 as of tonight on the site www.savetoscis.com. Owners Gus and Mimi Rancatore turned over the money, so they can open up and start paying off the rest of it.
In an e-mail answering whether or not Toscanini's had a business plan or changes to keep them out of any further trouble, Gus Rancatore told this Bostonist, "We have already made changes. We have been current with taxes for several years. The problems began years ago when we launched an ill-starred expansion. If we weren't current the store would be gone."
The Weekly Dig also added that Toscanini's might owe them some money, too. As in, "several thousand dollars in advertising."
Screengrab of the current Toscanini's home page, featuring an image by alphabeedesign that you should see in its full size.
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