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Monastery Street Steps Demolition Update

There are at least 2 sides to every story. From our perspective: 10 of the residents of Monastery street received letters on June 27, 2013 that the city had funding to replace the Monastery Street Sidewalk & Steps this year. … Continue reading

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URGENT: Save the Monastery St Steps!

UPDATE (11/5/2013 – 10AM): According to Chuck Half at the Mayor’s office: “The City’s Director of Public Works is Shutting Down the job for now. Did any of you receive notification letters…..From: Kaczorowski, Rob <rob.kaczorowski@pittsburghpa.gov>”? UPDATE (11/4/2013): The assistant director of … Continue reading

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Read All About It!

The Fall 2013 South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association newsletter has articles on City Parks Plans, Paper Streets, StepTrek, Trash Eradication, and more! Click here to read the newsletter!

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Déjà vu: StepTrek huge success

A message of thanks to our Trekkers, volunteers, and sponsors from the South Side Slopes Association President, Brian Oswald: The first Saturday of October is fast becoming a favorite of people both near and far as they make their annual … Continue reading

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StepTrek is Saturday!

Last chance to buy tickets at the advanced price is today! Save $3! (Children under 12 are always free!) Click here to Buy Tickets! Never been to StepTrek before? It’s a great way to get outside and explore a gem … Continue reading

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Give to South Side Slopes on Pittsburgh’s Day of Giving

 Make October 3rd a Day of GIVING to the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association! The annual Day of Giving is just around the corner…October 3rd!  Please mark your calendar and make a donation on that day if possible. What? Each … Continue reading

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Paper Streets of Pittsburgh

Last year Harvard Graduate student, Anna Cawrse, received a Penny White Grant to study the paper streets of Pittsburgh. She came to visit our city, walked StepTrek, and had a great time. Click here to read her thoughts: Paper Streets of … Continue reading

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Election of Board of Directors

At our Tuesday October 15 General Meeting we will have an election of new members for our Board of Directors. Mark Zalenchak and Fr. Donald Ware are stepping down from the Board. We thank them for their efforts and energies … Continue reading

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One month till Step Trek!

Step Trek is Saturday, October 5, 2013. The Step Trek committee is busy cleaning up the routes along with help from the city and students from Duquesne University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Feel like helping clean up … Continue reading

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ReClaim South with GTECH

What is it? ReClaim South is a year-long community-based initiative hosted by GTECH Strategies. It is focused on addressing vacancy in the Hilltop neighborhoods through education, training and the implementation of green strategies. How does it work? Commit to attend … Continue reading

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