Join us for our annual summer picnic on Tuesday, July 8 at 7:00 at St Paul’s retreat center - main dining room.   We will provide the main dishes - free to bring a dish or dessert to share, but its definitely not required. 

Also, Fr Don will be leading a tour of the Monastery Gardens for those who are interested.

Please contact Misi with questions or for more information.  

misi.bielich[at] southsideslopes[dot]org

Join us on Tuesday June 10 for our general meeting where we will welcome Allegheny County Council President Rich Fitzgerald and council member Amanda Green.

They will talk to us about recent county issues including the proposed city-county merger, the drink tax, property taxes, and county development.

If you have specific questions that you would like to have answered at the meeting, you are encouraged to submit them in advance to Brad at

brad.palmisiano[at] southsideslopes[dot] org

Join us for our next general meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 7:00.  Dina Klavon of Klavon Design Associates will be here to present the preliminary findings of their study on ways to improve the look and safety of the 18th street corridor.   The meeting will be in the main Lounge of St Paul’s Retreat Center.

The date for StepTrek has been set  for  Sunday October5, 2008.  Check back for more updates.  If you would like to be involved, please contact Bev Boggio, Steptrek Chairperson at beverly.boggio[at]southsideslopes[dot]org

Students from Duquesne University will be leading a spring Cleanup and planting in the South Side Park on April 19 and 20th.  For more information, contact Janice Serra at  Janice.Serra[at]southsideslopes[dot]org

Students from Duquesne University will be leading a spring Cleanup and planting in the South Side Park on April 19 and 20th.  For more information, contact Janice Serra at Janice.Serra[at]southsideslopes[dot]org.

The first Slopes Cleanup of 2008 has been scheduled -  Please join us at 9:00 AM at the Veronica’s veil Parking lot on 66 Pius Street.  Gloves and trash bags will be provided.   For more information, please contact Paul Lorincy  - Paul.Lorincy[at]southsideslopes[dot]com

The next meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association will be at 7:00 on Tuesday, March 11, 2007 in the main lounge of St Paul’s retreat center, 148 Monastery Ave.  We will be meeting with Klavon Design Associates, a landscape architecture firm that will guide the community through a design process aimed at improving the street scape of the 18th street corridor. 

 In addition, Duquesne University students will be presenting a mapping/signage project that they will be undertaking in the South Side Park.

Join us for our February general meeting on the 12th and 7:00 PM at St Paul’s retreat center main lounge.  Our new City of Pittsburgh Councilman  Bruce Kraus will be there to speak to us about his plans and to answer questions.

Come Join us  for our first meeting of 2008 on January 8th at 7 PM at St Paul’s Retreat Center - Main Lounge.  Our Guest Speaker will be Pat Ford who is the executive director of the Urban redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittsburgh.  He will be speaking about the URA and neighborhood redevelopment.

 If you have questions or anything you would like to hear Mr Ford Speak about, please email brad. palmisiano [at] southsideslopes [dot] org.