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2015 Meeting Dates

Mark your calendars! These are the planned 2015 Meeting and party dates for the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association: Tuesday January 13 – New Year’s Goals General Meeting Tuesday March 3 – General Meeting Tuesday May 12 – General Meeting … Continue reading

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South Side Slopes Year in Review 2014

What an exciting year for the South Side Slopes! Here are some highlights from 2014: January: We welcomed in Bruce Kraus as President of City Council and Bill Peduto as Mayor of Pittsburgh. February: First General Meeting of the year March: … Continue reading

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2015 Capital Budget Hearing

The City of Pittsburgh will hold a public hearing to seek public comment from interested citizens, community organizations, and the business community on the 2015 Capital Budget. This hearing is separate from the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program hearings. … Continue reading

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Welcome New Board Members

Welcome to Kristin Raup and Candice Gonzalez – our new South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association Board Members. For the past few years, Kristin has been a very active member of the Association – present at clean-ups, StepTrek and many committee … Continue reading

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StepTrek is Saturday, October 4

Take a journey of 2,000 steps as you trek up and down the hillsides of the South Side Slopes this Saturday from 11am-4pm. The 14th Annual Pittsburgh StepTrek begins at South Side Park (21st and Josephine), where the StepTrek Marketplace … Continue reading

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Birmingham Bridge Public Meeting September 17th 2014 in Oakland

Pittsburgh, PA-PennDOT District 11, SAI Consulting Engineers and the Joseph B. Fay Company are hosting two public meetings to provide information on the Birmingham Bridge preservation project on Wednesday, Sept. 17th 2014.   The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden … Continue reading

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2014 Board Elections

Board Elections for the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association will be held at the next general meeting. If you are interested in running for a board position, please contact Brian Oswald (brian.oswald@southsideslopes.org). The meeting will be on Tuesday October 7 … Continue reading

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Hackstown Street Residential Project – Community Outreach Meeting

You are invited to join the development team for a second neighborhood gathering as they introduce the updated master plan for the proposed Hackstown Street Residential Development Project, The Villas at Winter Park. Join us to learn more about this exciting … Continue reading

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South Side Park Trail Update

The Mount Washington CDC Emerald Trail Corps has completed their work on South Side Park for the summer. Here’s an update on the work done from the project manager: Today I walked the completed trail loop, which includes the lower leg … Continue reading

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South Side Park Trail work to begin this month!

As part of our grant award to improve South Side Park, the SSSNA has partnered with the Mount Washington CDC’s Emerald Trail Corps to improve the hiking trails in the park.  Pending final city approval, the Emerald Trail Corps will … Continue reading

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