The Tooth Fairy, Tooth Be Told is the movie at the Gassy – DeFilippo Park this Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Pizza is donated from Regina Pizzeria and there will be beverages and music. Bring your beach chairs and blankets. The fun starts at 7:00 pm. The event is sponsored by the Boston Foundation and Boston Read More…
The sound of Christmas carols drifted through the North End streets on Wednesday night for this year’s Christmas in July at the Gassy (DeFilippo Playground), sponsored by ROC – Teen Saturday and Regina Pizzeria. The feature movie was A Christmas Story, of course. The park was decorated with Christmas trees, snowmen and festive lights. The kids Read More…
The poll results are in for preferred areas to locate new dog parks in the North End / Waterfront area. The space that received the most votes was behind the Steriti Rink, off Commercial Street. Other favored spots include the existing gated area on Richmond Street, Christopher Columbus Park’s west lawn, Greenway Parcel 12 by Read More…
Deck the halls because Christmas is coming, on Wednesday July 25, 2012, 7pm at the Gassy – DeFilippo Park. There will be a movie showing of A Christmas Story, sponsored by ROC Teen Saturday and Regina Pizzeria. Christmas trees, snowmen, holiday lights and a visit from Santa Claus! All are welcome!
Dozens of North End residents joined with Mayor Tom Menino on Friday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated tot lot and wall construction at DeFilippo Playground, commonly known as “The Gassy.” In a year-long series of community meetings, the City of Boston invested $933,000 to renovate certain Read More…
Join Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department as they celebrate the opening of the DeFilippo Playground and Wall in the North End. The park improvements were funded by the City’s Capital Improvement Plan. In addition to the festive Park Opening, guests will be able to participate in a Neighborhood Coffee Read More…
News from the Mayor’s Office: Mayor Thomas M. Menino will join North End residents for a Neighborhood Coffee Hour and the official unveiling of more than $900,000 in improvements at DeFilippo Playground, the “Gassy,” on Friday, June 22, at 9:30 a.m. The annual Coffee Hours give residents a unique opportunity to speak with Mayor Menino Read More…
NORTH END SUMMER MOVIE NIGHTS……Only one month away……Because of our annual 4th of July Party that falls on a Wednesday, the first movie night will be held on July 11th at Gassy Park, Prince Street, North End at 7 pm. ROC Teen Saturday Movie Night now in its 7th year, and this promises to be Read More…
Mayor Menino will hold his annual neighborhood coffee hour in the North End on June 22, 2012 at 9:30 am. The event will be in conjunction with the opening of the newly renovated play area at “The Gassy” formally known as DeFilippo Playground at 135 Prince Street.
The Parks Department provided a final update this week on the playground and other work planned for DeFilippo Park, also known as the Gassy. Elements of the plan are similar to previous meetings, with some minor modifications. Drainage – The city has cleaned the existing drain lines in the park this Spring and expects that Read More…
North End Movie Nights at the Gassy – July 2011 Schedule E.T., Miracle on Ice, Christmas in July
An update from Boston Parks Department, via the NEWRA Parks Committee, said the City is expecting to start re-construction within a month of the brick wall between the “Gassy,” DeFilippo Park, and Snow Hill Street. The contract is in City Hall after a bidding process was completed. The Parks Department also did an “extensive cleaning” Read More…