South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association

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

Author: cara.jette

  • SSSNA Development Activities Meeting (DAM) for South Side Park

    Who: South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association is hosting a Development Activities Meeting (DAM) on Wednesday, December 15th at 6:30pm to review one development project.

    What:  LaQuatra Bonci Associates has completed the engineering and design of the ADA Trail proposed to run near the Bandi Schaum Community Garden

    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: Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6678005469?pwd=U1FVK0RBR2RGTnBhUUF1RU00QmMwQT09

    Meeting ID: 667 800 5469
    Passcode: 052167

  • Light the Night – Holiday Decorating Contest

    In an effort to promote Slopes unity this holiday season and show off our neighborhood, The South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a Light the Night Holiday Decorating Contest. 
     
    All Slopes neighbors are encouraged to decorate your house or apartment – focusing on the city-facing façade.  Imagine how fantastic the Slopes will look from town if everyone puts a string or two of lights on their home.
     
    Categories will be awarded for the Most Beautiful and the Most Visible from the across the river. Please share your photos with us by emailing info@southsideslopes.org 
     
    Judging will occur the week of December 20th and winners will receive a $100 gift card to a local South Side restaurant. 

  • Buy a Slopes 2022 Calendar

    The 2022 South Side Slopes calendar is filled with beautiful pictures from your neighbors. Calendars are available for pick-up now in time for the holiday season. You can pick up calendars you ordered online at Hilltop Coffee (2400 Arlington Ave).

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  • Vote for your favorite Slopes Photo!

    Choose your favorite photo from three of the best submissions from our talented neighbors. Votes must be entered by Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The winning image will be featured on the cover of the upcoming 2022 South Side Slopes calendar. Printed calendars will be available for sale soon – just in time for the holiday gift season! 

    Vote Here!

  • SSSNA Development Activities Meeting (DAM) for St Patrick St

    Who: South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association is hosting a Development Activities Meeting (DAM) on Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30pm to review one development project.

    What:  1611 St Patrick Street Single Family Home

    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.

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6678005469?pwd=U1FVK0RBR2RGTnBhUUF1RU00QmMwQT09

    Meeting ID: 667 800 5469
    Passcode: 052167

    You can also dial into the call by one of these phone numbers:

            +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
            +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
            +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

    For more information about RCOs and DAMs, visit https://pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/dev-activities-meeting.

  • October 2021 General Meeting Agenda

    Topic: South Side Slopes’ Public Zoom Meeting
    Time: Oct 12, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87294917213?pwd=dVE1R0M5MzdGMzh2WVpGOWI3ZUpTUT09

    Agenda:

    1. Bruce Kraus
      1. District 3 Updates
      2. Misc. Info.
      3. Q/A (5-10 min)
    2. Jess Benham
      1. 36th District Updates
      2. Q/A (5-10 min)
    3. Recognized Community Organization (RCO) and Development Activities Meetings (DAM) Project Review
    4. Committee Updates
      1. South Side Park
      2. StepTrek
      3. Beautification
      4. Outreach
      5. Zoning
      6. Governance
    5. Open Floor : SSSNA in 2022
    6. Questions / Add. Announcements
    7. Adjourn

  • StepTrek 2021

    StepTrek is Saturday, October 2nd. Join us to celebrate the steps in our neighborhood! Buy tickets here: http://www.southsideslopes.org/steptrek/

    There wouldn’t be a StepTrek without our dedicated volunteers.  If you’re interested in helping this year, click here to sign-up.

  • SSSNA Development Activities Meeting (DAM) for Pius St Development

    Who: South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association is hosting a Development Activities Meeting (DAM) on Thursday, September 23rd at 6:30pm to review one development project.

    What:  32/44 Pius St Development

    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.


    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6678005469?pwd=U1FVK0RBR2RGTnBhUUF1RU00QmMwQT09

    Meeting ID: 667 800 5469
    Passcode: 052167

    For more meeting details, visit https://pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/dev-activities-meeting.

  • May General Meeting Agenda


    When: Tuesday May 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM

    Where: Zoom (via URL or phone) 
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6678005469?pwd=U1FVK0RBR2RGTnBhUUF1RU00QmMwQT09

    Don’t have a laptop or smart phone? You can dial into the meeting: 1-646-558-8656

    Meeting ID: 667 800 5469
    Passcode: 052167

    1. Welcome
    2. Ways to connect w/ SSSNA
    3. Zoom meeting guidelines / Agenda Overview
    4. School Board Candidate Forum w/ Candidates Jamie Piotrowski and Khamil Scantling
    5. Cmdr. John Fisher: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Zone 3
      1. Introduction
      2. Zone 3 Updates
      3. Q/A (5-10 min.)
    6. Rep. Jessica Benham; PA House of Representatives 36th District
      1. State Updates
      2. Q/A (5-10 min.)
    7. Councilman Bruce Kraus; City of Pittsburgh, 3rd District
      1. 18th St. Lighting Updates
      2. District Updates
      3. Q/A (5-10 min.)
    8. Committee Updates
      1. South Side Park
      2. StepTREK
      3. Beautification
      4. Outreach
      5. Zoning
      6. Governance
    9. Open Floor / Questions / Additional Announcements
    10. Adjourn

  • 2021 Slopes Board Changes

    The South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association welcomes Jami Szalla to the Board of Directors. She is a fifth-generation Pittsburgher who was born and raised on Wellington St. in the South Side Slopes. A proud Carrick High School graduate, she attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where she received a degree in forensic accounting. Later, she earned her CPA while working as an internal auditor for the Department of the Navy in Washington, DC. Missing family, friends, and the city she loved, Jami returned to Pittsburgh in 2017 to take an accounting job with UPMC. Over the next year, she and her now-husband, Dan, purchased and renovated their 1888-built home on Eleanor St., just a few blocks from her childhood home. Recently, Jami and Dan opened Hilltop Coffee – a community-focused café on the corner of Eleanor & Arlington. In her spare time, Jami enjoys participating in community events, reading historical fiction, gardening, traveling, and running.

    The Board is thankful to the years of service from Candice Gonzalez and Donna Tarkett who have both stepped down.

    There is now one opening for a Board position. Please contact info@southsideslopes.org if you are interested in joining the Board or a committee. You must have attended 2 meetings or events in the last year to be eligible to join the Board of Directors.