South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association

"Neighbors working together to make the Slopes a more livable, beautiful, and safe community"

Author: cara.jette

  • Open Spaces Meeting March 28

    Thursday, March 28 from 7 to 9 PM at the South Side Market House, City planners will present their “OPENSPACEPGH” plans for the South Side Slopes and Flats. Please join us!

    OPENSPACEPGH is Pittsburgh’s first comprehensive guide to the optimal use of its vacant, green, and recreational spaces over the next 25 years. It is a component of PLANPGH, the City’s first ever comprehensive long range plan.

    The City’s open spaces comprise 18.7% of its land base and offer many benefits to its residents. Open spaces support recreation, protect natural areas, enhance water and air quality, foster community identity and sustain community gardens. This plan provides clear instructions and guidelines for optimal land use and infrastructure decisions for the City as well as its residents for the next 25 years. It includes guidelines for parks and greenways, as well as vacant and distressed properties.

    OPENSPACEPGH assesses the City’s entire parks system and makes recommendations as to where parks should be located and what levels of investment are planned for individual parks & facilities throughout its neighborhoods. The plan also looks at how we can best utilize our hillsides and vacant properties to improve the quality of life for the City and its residents.

    To learn more, visit OPENSPACEPGH, or contact Jamin.Bogi@SouthSideSlopes.org.

  • 2013 Meeting Dates

    Happy New Year from the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association.

    As you pull out your calendars for the new year, add in our scheduled meetings and events.

    • General Meeting – February 12, 2013 at the Monastery at 7PM
    • General Meeting – April 9, 2013 at the Monastery at 7PM
    • NEW! General Meeting – May 14, 2013 at the Monastery as 7PM
    • Summer Picnic – July 9, 2013 at a Location To Be Announced
    • Elections & General Meeting – October 15, 2013 at the Monastery at 7PM
    • Holiday Party – December 10, 2013 at a Location To Be Announced

    We hope to see you at a meeting or party this year! Stay tuned to the Blog, Twitter, or Facebook page for more updates throughout the year.

  • South Side – Sweep Your Stoop

    A friendly neighborhood reminder from our Neighborhood Association President and South Side friends:
    South Side- Sweep Your Stoop

    Please remember that as a good neighbor, it’s your responsibility to keep the sidewalk in front of your property clean.

    If you already do this – Thank you!

    If you have a neighbor that consistently does not keep their sidewalk clean, please visit the website below to file a 311 REPORT.

    It’s important that we all work together to keep South Side clean. Under City Code 419.09 you are required to keep your business and residential properties clean of trash, leaves, graffiti and litter. The effort is minimal and results can be tremendous to our city and neighborhood.

    Please do what’s right so we don’t have to cite!

    (Magistrate Court Costs of $50, plus judgement fine of $25 – $350)

    Because a CLEAN South Side will help ALL of us and encourage visitors to support and respect our community.

     

    Thank you,

    Kim Collins, President, South Side Chamber of Commerce

    Catherine Mitchell, President, South Side Community Council

    Brian Oswald, President, South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association

  • South Side Stories

    South Side Stories

    Neighbor Tami Dixon lives on the South Side Slopes with her husband, Jeffrey Carpenter. They are both stage actors and playwrights who together built the Bricolage Theater Co., best known for the Midnight Radio Series. Tami received a grant and spent the last two years writing her lasted offering, “South Side Stories”, a play about life in the South Side. The play will be at City Theater through December 16th. UPDATE: South Side Stories has been extended for one week only from January 8-13, 2013

    The play is getting great reviews. Don’t miss it!

    Post-Gazette Review: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/ae_theater/stage-review-playwright-takes-colorful-walk-on-the-south-side-663143/

    City Paper Review: http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/city-theatres-south-side-stories/Content?oid=1590191

    There is a discount available for residents with the 15203 zip code. Please contact City Theater for tickets and discount information:  1300 Bingham Street, South Side 412-431- CITY (2489) orcitytheatrecompany.org

     

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    South Side Slopes – the neighborhood where you’re almost as likely to see a turkey wandering down the street as cooking in your oven. Happy Thanksgiving from the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association!

  • Board Updates

    At our last general meeting, a new member, Jamin Bogi, was elected to the SSSNA board. At his first board meeting, Jamin was then elected as our new secretary. Welcome, Jamin!

    There are some additional changes. Brian Oswald is our new President and Maggie Buck is our new Vice President. Pavel Yakovlev remains Treasurer.

    Thanks to Paul Lorincy for his many years of board membership and contribution to the SSSNA.

    For details of the last general meeting, see this article: http://www.sopghreporter.com/story/2012/10/16/front-page/slopes-assoc-president-steps-down-membership-elects-new-board-members/2012.html

    The next general meeting will be the Christmas Celebration on December 11 at the Monastery. Hope to see you there!

  • Thanks!

    Thanks to our community members and trekkers who made Step Trek 2012 a great success! We had almost 1000 trekkers visiting the South Side Slopes for exercise, great views, and community involvement.

    Did you miss Step Trek this year? Read all about it and join us next year:

    http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pittsburgh-steptrek-provides-a-different-view-of-city-656542/

    In the meantime, we remind our neighbors and friends to join us at our annual potluck Christmas Party on December 11.

  • 18th Street Steps Lighting

    18th Street Steps Lighting

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    In 2012, more than 140 LED light bars, one attached under each stair tread, were installed at the 18th St. bend. Through a partnership with and funding from Duquesne Light, the stairs are now a beautiful, well-lit “gateway” to the Slopes.

  • Step Trek tickets now available online!

    You can now buy Step Trek tickets online at Showclix. Click this link to buy tickets for the October 6 event: http://www.showclix.com/event/steptrek

    Hope to see you there!

  • Countdown to StepTrek

    Throughout the year, members of the StepTrek committee plan routes, look for steps that need repair, participate in regular cleanups and solicit sponsorship.

    One of the more fun parts is choosing our artist for StepTrek. This year’s choice is Kathryn Carr. She has created this beautiful paper cut piece for us inspired by the German paper cut art Scherenschnitte. You can find prints of Kathryn’s work at various stores and “I Made It” markets around Pittsburgh. For more information about her, visit her website. We will have prints of this piece for sale at StepTrek.

    Hope to see you on October 6, 2012 where you can see the stairs that inspire Kathryn and all of us residents of the Slopes.