Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'toscaninis>'
July 17, 2008
Photo by haydnseek Toscanini's has learned a lesson. [Wicked Local Cambridge] Do you want $10 million dollars? Just design an environmentally friendly jet fuel alternative! Piece of cake. [Guardian] The inconvenient truth is that we're probably not willing to reach Gore's lofty goals. [Globe] John Adams was nominated for a bazillion Emmys. The show, not the president. [Boston Daily] UMass Boston wants dorms. [Herald] Harvard is working to fix an ID card security flaw......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"January 26, 2008
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......
Continue Reading "Toscanini's Reopens"January 21, 2008
Gus Rancatore, owner of Toscanini's, which was seized by Massachusetts for nonpayment of taxes, is launching an effort to save the beloved ice-cream store, and he's taking his efforts to the media. A website has been started to help raise money for Toscanini's. As we learned from the Cambridge Chronicle, Rancatore owes a considerable amount in unpaid taxes, and the company must provide a down payment before re-opening. If you want to contribute to the......
Continue Reading "Toscanini's Update"