Bullshit Sundae Update

Long-time Codrespondent Rose's Lime checks in with an update on the Toscanini's situation.

Update. My offer was turned down (or more accurately did not receive a resoponse).* Despite my offer, Gus has raised his $25,000 and re-opened. Only in Cambridge.

How long till Gus starts the fund drive to raise the $8,000 he'll need to pay taxes on the $25,000 he's received so far in "donations".

I suppose you would have to pay taxes on the handouts you got to reopen your for-profit business after the state shut it down because of your failure to pay taxes. I can only say well... uh... yeah. If you want to feel good, write a check to a real charity, and hit up Christina's for a cone -- as a bonus, they run a kickass spice shop next door.

*In lieu of a handout, Rose's Lime offered $100 in exchange for $200 in store credit when the store reopened.

Comments

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Toscannini's is better than any of the other once plentiful independent ice cream places left in Boston (area), and even in the ice cream heyday only Tuesday's was as good. Clearly the business end of things has some problems, but who cares? Showing more concern for service than food is too ass backwards to waste time over. Perhaps there are more worthy charities, but Boston has enough drawbacks that it seems unkind to take away the ice cream too.