Slopes May General Meeting

Our May general meeting will be on Tuesday, May 14 at the Monastery Retreat Center at 6:30 p.m.

Proposed Agenda:
* Slopes Committee Updates
* Hilltop Urban Farm Information Session
* Just Harvest Farmer’s Market Information

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Slopes January General Meeting

Our general meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Monastery at 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Police Zone 3 Commander Dixon will be in attendance to give us an update on 2018 and Shot Spotter, as well as Erin Tobin from Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy as part of their “parks listening tour” as they try to learn about what people want for their local parks.

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2019 Public Meeting Schedule

Every year, the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association holds six public meetings open to the community (two of which are parties!).

  • Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center *
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center *
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center *
  • Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Picnic at Bandi Schaum Community Garden
  • Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center *
  • Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Holiday Party (location TBD)

All meetings start @ 6:30 p.m.

* St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center is located at 148 Monastery St. (parking available)

All South Side Slopes residents are invited to attend. Join us to meet new people or reconnect with long-time neighbors, learn what is happening and planned for the community, and share your ideas, concerns and love for the Slopes.

In order to be a voting member of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association, you must attend at least 2 meetings and/or events per year.

 

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Slopes Annual Holiday Party

Join the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association for our annual holiday party on Tuesday December 11. This year, we will be celebrating at UUBU 6 at 178 Pius Street. Food will be provided, and there will be a cash bar.

Have extra this holiday season? The Association will be collecting toys for Brashear’s annual toy drive. Bring a new unwrapped gift or toy for children up to age 12 to the party – or you can drop them off at: The Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah St.

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Slopes Elections & General Meeting

Agenda includes:
Board Elections
South Side Neighborhood Plan update
StepTrek Wrap-up

The meeting will be on Tuesday October 9 at 7pm at St Paul of the Cross Monastery.

Voting Members of SSSNA are eligible to vote at the October Meeting. Voting Members must be eighteen years old or older and have attended at least two General Meetings this past year. (See By Laws, Article IV, Section 1.)

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StepTrek 2018

In its 18th year, the Pittsburgh StepTrek will begin SaturdayOct. 6, 2018 at 11 a.m. at South Side Park (Josephine & 21st Streets) on the South Side. The two mapped courses will take a tour of the hillsides and spectacular views that distinguish Pittsburgh. The family-friendly event provides glimpse of a neighborhood dependent upon its public steps.

StepTrek is the sole fundraising event for the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association. The proceeds will be used for steps repair, improvements to South Side Park and other public spaces as well as garden maintenance and other beautification efforts.

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Quick Clean-up in the Slopes

On the 3rd Wednesday of every month, stop by and help tidy up the neighborhood a bit. We’ll meet at the corner of 18th & Pius at 6 p.m. to cleanup for about an hour. Weather permitting. To help organize a clean-up event in your part of the Slopes, email us at info@southsideslopes.org.

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StepTrek 2018

StepTrek is Saturday October 6, 2018! 

Buy Tickets! – https://www.showclix.com/event/steptrek

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Quick Clean-up in the Slopes

On the 3rd Wednesday of every month, stop by and help tidy up the neighborhood a bit. We’ll meet at the corner of 18th & Pius at 6 p.m. to cleanup for about an hour. Weather permitting. To help organize a clean-up event in your part of the Slopes, email us at info@southsideslopes.org.

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GoatFest II

The free event will take place  on Saturday, July 28 from noon to 4 p.m in South Side Park. It is open to the public and will feature a goat meet‐up, live music, food trucks and vendors.

For the second year in a row, Friends of South Side Park has  hired the Allegheny GoatScape’s herd to graze the park. See them hard at work as they eat their way through the invasive species in Jurassic Valley.

Explore the South Side Park Master Plan with the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning and learn about the changes comes to South Side Park!

Stay informed about festival details as they unfold by following South Side Park on Facebook: facebook.com/SouthSideParkPGH.

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