In its 12th year, the Pittsburgh StepTrek will begin Saturday, Oct. 6 at 11AM at South Side Park (Josephine & 21st Streets) on the South Side. The event has lasted these many years with the backing of individuals with a curiosity as to what lies at the top or bottom of the numerous public stairs in the neighborhood.
Latest Updates
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Christmas Celebration
Eat, drink, be merry (christmas).
The annual South Side Slopes Christmas Party will be held on December 11, at 7:00 PM in the main dining room of St Paul’s Retreat Center, 148 Monastery Avenue. The association will supply the main meal. Bring a appetizer, dessert, or drink to share… And invite a neighbor who may not know about us! Hope to see you there.
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Annual Meeting
Agenda: Elections
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Summer Picnic
Location: Saber Field, South Side Park (Entrance on 18th St)
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May General Meeting
Agenda: TBD
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South Side Park Cleanup
Saturday March 31, we are having a South Side Park Cleanup from 1-4PM. We will have 60-100 Carnegie Mellon students helping us pick up trash and cut invasive vines. We will be meeting in the parking lot across from the Mission St Pump House between the bridges before 1 PM and then breaking into teams. Come join your neighbors in improving the hidden jewel of the slopes in South Side Park this Saturday.
Email Brian.Oswald@southsideslopes.org if you are interested in leading a crew of students or for more information.
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South Side Park Cleanup
Saturday March 31, we are having a South Side Park Cleanup from 1-4PM. We will have 60-100 Carnegie Mellon students helping us pick up trash and cut invasive vines. We will be meeting in the parking lot across from the Mission St Pump House between the bridges before 1 PM and then breaking into teams. Come join your neighbors in improving the hidden jewel of the slopes in South Side Park this Saturday.
Email Brian.Oswald@southsideslopes.org if you are interested in leading a crew of students or for more information.
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March Meeting
The next meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood meeting is March 13, 2012.
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will be there along with Councilman Bruce Kraus.
Please join us at St Paul’s Monastery at 7PM.
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South Side NID
The South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association Board has unanimously voted to endorse the South Side Neighborhood Improvement District.
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MINI GARDEN PRIMER
South Side Community Council and the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association invite you to a Grow Pittsburgh Education Session: MINI GARDEN PRIMER. Monday, February 27th at the Brashear Association from 6pm to 8pm.
“Don’t know the first thing about vegetable gardening, but want to learn? Never even picked up a spade? Fear not – Our Mini Garden Primer will cover all the basics, including which tools beginner gardeners will need, what and where to plant, and when to harvest. In addition, those taking part in the course will be given step-by-step instruction on everything from starting a compost to properly transplanting seedlings.”
This workshop is open to the public. In addition, anyone interested in getting a garden plot in the new South Side Community Garden at Bandi Shaum Field should sign up at http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/publicworks/gardenplots/.