South Side Slopes – the neighborhood where you’re almost as likely to see a turkey wandering down the street as cooking in your oven. Happy Thanksgiving from the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association!
Latest Updates
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Board Updates
At our last general meeting, a new member, Jamin Bogi, was elected to the SSSNA board. At his first board meeting, Jamin was then elected as our new secretary. Welcome, Jamin!
There are some additional changes. Brian Oswald is our new President and Maggie Buck is our new Vice President. Pavel Yakovlev remains Treasurer.
Thanks to Paul Lorincy for his many years of board membership and contribution to the SSSNA.
For details of the last general meeting, see this article: http://www.sopghreporter.com/story/2012/10/16/front-page/slopes-assoc-president-steps-down-membership-elects-new-board-members/2012.html
The next general meeting will be the Christmas Celebration on December 11 at the Monastery. Hope to see you there!
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Thanks!
Thanks to our community members and trekkers who made Step Trek 2012 a great success! We had almost 1000 trekkers visiting the South Side Slopes for exercise, great views, and community involvement.
Did you miss Step Trek this year? Read all about it and join us next year:
In the meantime, we remind our neighbors and friends to join us at our annual potluck Christmas Party on December 11.
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18th Street Steps Lighting
In 2012, more than 140 LED light bars, one attached under each stair tread, were installed at the 18th St. bend. Through a partnership with and funding from Duquesne Light, the stairs are now a beautiful, well-lit “gateway” to the Slopes.
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18th Street Steps Light Up Night
It’s official! We will be lighting up the 18th Street Steps one week from today on Friday 10/5/2012. The timing of this precedes the SSSNA’s annual StepTrek event, which will be held the following day.
If you are available, please plan to arrive by 6:50 or so. There is not a lot of space to stand on the sidewalk at the bottom of the steps, so we will assemble on the steps themselves, from 18th Street upwards as needed. Judy Dyda, who led this effort for the SSLDC, will have a few brief remarks before our electrician, Russ Kim, throws the switch at 7:00 pm.
We would be honored if you could attend this long-awaited “ta-da” made possible through the generosity and community-mindedness of Duquesne Light, and the help, hard work, and support of every one of you.
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Final Step Trek Cleanup
In preparation for Step Trek, we are planning a final cleanup on the Slopes. We will be cutting back overgrowth and picking up trash along the routes. Please, join us under the Mission Street Bridge at 21st Street at the entrance to South Side Park at 10AM on Saturday, September 29. We will supply plenty of trash bags, gloves, and clippers.
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Step Trek tickets now available online!
You can now buy Step Trek tickets online at Showclix. Click this link to buy tickets for the October 6 event: http://www.showclix.com/event/steptrek
Hope to see you there!
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Countdown to StepTrek
Throughout the year, members of the StepTrek committee plan routes, look for steps that need repair, participate in regular cleanups and solicit sponsorship.
One of the more fun parts is choosing our artist for StepTrek. This year’s choice is Kathryn Carr. She has created this beautiful paper cut piece for us inspired by the German paper cut art Scherenschnitte. You can find prints of Kathryn’s work at various stores and “I Made It” markets around Pittsburgh. For more information about her, visit her website. We will have prints of this piece for sale at StepTrek.
Hope to see you on October 6, 2012 where you can see the stairs that inspire Kathryn and all of us residents of the Slopes.
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Sabers Clean Up
Come join fellow neighbors and the organizers of the South Side Sabers Youth Football Program this Saturday morning at 10 AM, July 28, as we help prepare Quarry Field for another successful season in South Side Park. We will be removing trash, overgrowth and performing simple maintenance tasks to help prepare this area for the upcoming season beginning in August. We hope to see you at Quarry Field!
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Clearing the Steps – One Set at a Time
5 concerned Slopes citizens tackled 3 sets of steps on Saturday.
The results speak for themselves:
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[/beforeafter]Good work!
This particular set was out of control. If you’re walking the stairs, please help out by regularly snapping or clipping invasive vines and weeds.
