I’ve raved about Toscanini’s Ice Cream before. The shop recently made it into the New York Times under unfortunate and fortunate circumstances. The Massachusett’s Revenue Department shut down Toscanini’s a few weeks ago for nonpayment of taxes. Owner Gus Rancatore explained that he had stopped paying taxes for a time when he was undergoing a failed expansion effort. But that has added up to $167,810. Patrons and employees started a fundraising drive to save the store that has netted over $34,000 (like I’ve said, it is amazing ice cream) and allowed Rancatore to set up a workable repayment plan. Critics point out that the money should have gone to charities instead of a for-profit company that had a big lapse in judgement. But Toscanini’s doesn’t just make yummy ice cream. It’s also built a strong community.