South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association
"Neighbors working together to make the Slopes a more livable, beautiful, and safe community"
StepTrek is the annual fundraiser for the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association. Thanks for supporting our efforts to make the South Side Slopes a more livable, beautiful, and safe community.
Interested in being a sponsor for 2025? Email steptrek@southsideslopes.org
Join the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association’s summer picnic on Tuesday, July 15, once again at the Bandi Schaum Community Garden. We’re excited to announce that the awesome La Palapa Food Truck will once again be serving up delicious tacos throughout the event starting at 6:30pm. Bring your family and friends to mingle with neighbors, make new connections, and savor the flavors of summer. Mark your calendars and join us for an fun evening of community and great food.
Tacos are free! Bring a chair or blanket and a beverage or dessert to share!
Join the South Side Slopes for our May General Meeting in person at the Kollar Club (3226 Jane St) at 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 6.
Agenda Includes:
* Meet the Candidates Night
* Updates from local officials
* Committee Reports
Join us Wednesday April 16 for our first cleanup of the year!
Meet at the Bandi Schaum Community Garden parking lot at 6pm. We will supply bags and gloves.
The South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA) is excited to announce its updated Board of Directors as of our Annual meeting on March 11, 2025.
Re-elected board members were: Hannah Lewandowski, Kristin Raup, Fritz Swartzbaugh, and Coralee Toal.
We also welcomed new board member, Donna Tarkett. Donna previously served on the SSSNA Board from 2016 to 2021, and she is the steward of the Bandi Schaum Community Garden.
We wish our sincere thanks to Blake McLaren who served on the SSSNA board since 2016, and stepped down this year.
Join your neighbors for the annual South Side Spring Social on March 22, from 5-9pm at Velum Fermentation on 21st and Jane Streets. This all-ages, fun-filled event features local bands, arcade games, basket raffles, and a silent auction.
Buy tickets here! Proceeds benefit South Side Park and Esser’s Plaza!
The meeting will be on Tuesday March 11th at 6:30pm IN PERSON at the Kollar Club (3226 Jane St).
Agenda:
● District Update
● City Update
● SS Park update
● POGO in the Slopes
● Zone 3
● Susan Anderson – South Side Business District Manager
● State Update
● Board Elections
● Events:
— South Side Neighbors Spring Social, March 22, starting at 4pm at Velum
— First cleanup April 16th, meeting at 6pm at Bandi Schaum Community Garden
South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association is hosting a virtual Development Activities Meeting (DAM) on Monday, February 24th at 7:00 p.m.
What: 21st Street Townhouses on Josephine Street – The developer is requesting a special exception from the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a multi-unit residential use in the Urban Industrial (UI) Zoning District.
Why: SSSNA is a Registered Community Organization (RCO) through the Department of City Planning to provide input and feedback on local development activities and planning procedures in partnership with community stake holders.
Where: This will be a virtual Zoom meeting.
Time: Feb 24, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86523730065?pwd=zxHciEIhO6Nz8SHtluvxDlzraSBFk5.1
Meeting ID: 865 2373 0065
Passcode: 426892
You can also find the Zoom link on the City web page here by one day prior: https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/Business-Development/City-Planning/City-Planning-Meetings
For more information about RCOs and DAMs, visit https://pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/dev-activities-meeting.
Agenda includes:
Board Elections and Committee Updates
The meeting will be on Tuesday March 11th at 6:30pm IN PERSON at the Kollar Club (3226 Jane St).
We have openings on the board! If you are interested in joining the your neighbors to help improve the South Side Slopes, please contact info@southsideslopes.org.
Voting Members of SSSNA are eligible to vote at the March Annual Meeting. Voting Members must be eighteen years old or older and have attended at least two meetings, events, or activities convened by the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association in the past year. (See By Laws, Article IV, Section 1.)
