South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association

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

Latest Updates

  • StepTrek is Saturday!

    Last chance to buy tickets at the advanced price is today! Save $3! (Children under 12 are always free!)

    Click here to Buy Tickets!

    Never been to StepTrek before? It’s a great way to get outside and explore a gem of a neighborhood in Pittsburgh – the South Side Slopes. The South Side Slopes has the most sets of stairs of any neighborhood in the city (and probably the world) and this is an opportunity to take 1 (or 2) self-guided tours up and down the steps visiting historic sites in the neighborhood and enjoying spectacular views of Downtown and Oakland.

    But don’t just trust us:

    Post-Gazette http://blogs.post-gazette.com/news/city-walkabout/39238-she-discovered-her-study-city-by-steps

    http://franklinchen.com/blog/2013/09/25/why-you-should-go-out-to-the-pittsburgh-south-side-slopes-step-trek/

    Come hungry! There will be 4 food trucks in the staging area to give you energy to climb those stairs!

    Advanced tickets are only $12 (including the booklet with map, water, and fresh fruit). All proceeds benefit the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association. Tickets will be available at the event for $15. Children under 12 are free.

    Click here to Buy Tickets!

  • Give to South Side Slopes on Pittsburgh’s Day of Giving

     Make October 3rd a Day of GIVING to the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association!

    Day of Giving

    The annual Day of Giving is just around the corner…October 3rd!  Please mark your calendar and make a donation on that day if possible.

    What?
    Each year, the Pittsburgh Foundation offers this special opportunity to make donations go further!

    This year’s matching pool is $750,000 and all participating charities (within Allegheny County) will receive a portion of that amount with each donation made.

    Why?
    Donations to South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association help further our work towards making the South Side Slopes a more livable, beautiful and safe community !

    • Improving trails and access to South Side Park
    • Working to keep South Side Slopes Steps Maintained
    • Upkeep on the 80 plus plot community garden at Bandi Schaum Field
    • Efforts to keep the neighborhood clean and litter free
    • and much much more!

    How?
    It’s easy!

    • Log on to Pittsburgh Gives.org on Thursday, October 3, 2013 starting at Midnight
    • Click on Day of Giving
    • Click on Donate Now
    • Complete the personal information on the donor form and choose South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association from the drop down menu
    • Enter your credit card information and click Submit

    Meanwhile, please keep in mind that there is a minimum donation of $25 and that ONLY Visa and Mastercard donations made on October 3rd will qualify for the Day of Giving match.

  • Elections Meeting

    We will be holding a general meeting and Board elections on Tuesday October 15 at the at the St Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, 148 Monastery Avenue.

  • StepTrek Clean-up

    We are deep into preparations for StepTrek that is coming up quickly on Saturday 10/5/13. We have some final trash pick ups and removal of overgrowth to get done before showing off our neighborhood. We will be meeting at Welsh Way at the bottom of the steps (top of the road) at 9:30 AM this Saturday. Hope to see you there!

  • Paper Streets of Pittsburgh

    Last year Harvard Graduate student, Anna Cawrse, received a Penny White Grant to study the paper streets of Pittsburgh. She came to visit our city, walked StepTrek, and had a great time. Click here to read her thoughts: Paper Streets of Pittsburgh

    Come to StepTrek this October 5 to see for yourself how the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association is improving the neighborhood ‘one step at a time.’

  • Election of Board of Directors

    At our Tuesday October 15 General Meeting we will have an election of new members for our Board of Directors.

    Mark Zalenchak and Fr. Donald Ware are stepping down from the Board. We thank them for their efforts and energies spent in service to our neighborhood.

    Two slopes members have been nominated thus far for the Board: Cara Jette and Dawn Lorincy. The current Officers of the Board have unanimously approved of their nomination. (See By Laws, Article VI, Section 5.) Any others wanting to be considered must contact Brian Oswald, Board President.

    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.)

  • Oakley Steps Rail Painting

    Oakley Street Steps

    We will be painting the bottom section of Oakley Street Steps this Saturday starting at 10 AM. We have 10 dedicated students from Duquesne coming to join us. Hope to see yinz there n at… in paint clothes.

    https://maps.google.com/maps?q=oakley+way+and+josephine+st%2C+pittsburgh%2C+pa&hl=en&ll=40.423723%2C-79.968635&spn=0.001099%2C0.002309&sll=40.431368%2C-79.9805&sspn=0.140597%2C0.295601&hnear=Josephine+St+%26+Oakley+St%2C+Pittsburgh%2C+Allegheny%2C+Pennsylvania+15203&t=m&z=19

  • One month till Step Trek!

    Step Trek is Saturday, October 5, 2013.

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    The Step Trek committee is busy cleaning up the routes along with help from the city and students from Duquesne University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Feel like helping clean up Jeux gonflables the neighborhood in advance of Step Trek? Email brian.oswald@southsideslopes.org

    Want to join the fun? Buy Tickets!

    Have questions? Check out our Event Description and FAQs.

    See you soon!

  • Cocktails for a Cause: South Side Park Fundraiser

    Our fourth fundraiser for the South Side Park will take place at Acacia, South Side’s premier cocktail bar, on Tuesday, August 27th. Acacia has graciously offered their space and a generous percentage of their profits. All funds raised will go towards the signage of trails in the park and signs for the parks entrances to direct people into this great neighborhood amenity. Between Wigle Whiskey hosting us and Acacia the last two time, we have raised $970 for an entrance sign to the park near the Bandi Shaum Community Garden. Our estimated entrance sign cost is $1500 – 2000, so come and help out our park.

    At 6pm there is the option of a guided tour into some of the park trails and we will throw in some steps for good measure – consider it a mini-StepTrek. The tour will take about an hour. We will meet outside of Acacia at 2108 E Carson and walk up 21st street to one of the entrances to the park. If interested in the hike, please RSVP Moss Clark at mossonthetrail@yahoo.com.

    At 7pm the official fundraiser will start and will continue until 9pm. We will have delicious cocktails, a punch made specially for the evening, a beer special, a fantastic food truck, and possibly, just maybe some live music. Did we mention delicious cocktails?

  • ReClaim South with GTECH

    What is it?
    ReClaim South is a year-long community-based initiative hosted by GTECH Strategies. It is focused on addressing vacancy in the Hilltop neighborhoods through education, training and the implementation of green strategies.

    How does it work?
    Commit to attend a series of education sessions and networking events at least once a month from October 2013 – May 2014.
    Once complete, participants will be charged with designing and implementing their own Hilltop-based green project, repurposing vacant land in their own community. A micro grant and technical assistance will be provided along with a stipend for participating in this initiative.

    Who can apply?
    Motivated Hilltop residents who are ready to use their creativity and connections to
    combat vacant land in their own backyard. Apply online at gtechstrategies.org or stop into the Hilltop Alliance at 512 Brownsville Rd to get an application.