Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA
Local artist Rosamond Casey has an exhibit of new paintings at the McGuffey Arts Center from April 2 through April 30th. See the flyer below for details.
Our friend and neighbor Harvey Brown passed away November 30, 2023 (read his obituary here). Harvey lived on Meriwether Street with his wife of 69 years, Mabel, since the early 1960s. Harvey was a good neighbor and a charming man and he will be missed. He shared a lot of interesting stories about the way things were when he and his wife moved to Meriwether Street in the early 1960s.
When Harvey’s wife, Mabel, passed away a couple of years ago, the Little High Neighborhood Association paid to plant 10 trees in her memory through the Arbor Day Foundation. The LHNA has paid to plant three trees as a tribute to Harvey Brown (prices have gone up but if people would like to contribute to this project please contact our Treasurer, Julia Rubarth, and indicate what the donation is for). The trees are planted through the efforts of Forestry Services throughout North America who determine where the greatest needs for reforestation are. If anyone is interested in planting a memorial tree for Harvey Brown somewhere within our neighborhood, please let us know by contacting Jonathan Rice or Sumner Brown.
Construction and maintenance of sidewalks is one of the most basic responsibilities of any city government. But generations of Charlottesville city leaders have neglected this mundane yet absolutely essential job. The Little High neighborhood association and many neighborhood residents have been asking city officials for years to help make our neighborhood more walkable by building more and better sidewalks. We’re still waiting.
Providing for this basic infrastructure need is especially important now because of the City’s pledge to sharply reduce carbon emissions within just a few years and because the new zoning plan will increase housing density. More people mean more cars no matter what the pious wishes of city leaders may be and more cars and more people mean it’s no longer going to be safe to walk in the roadways as we have long been accustomed to doing. The slideshow below highlights the many areas of our neighborhood where sidewalks don’t exist, end abruptly, or are inadequate and not compliant with ADA standards (among other things, ADA standards require sidewalks to be a minimum of 3 feet wide).
Environmental Educator Lonnie Murray of the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District gave a great presentation and answered a wide variety of questions about “Sustainable Landscaping Practices” last week. The zoom recording (which unfortunately missed the intro) is available here.
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The Little High Neighborhood is located due east of the Downtown Mall and is bounded by East Water Street by the Belmont Bridge to Meade Ave at the railroad crossing; Meade Avenue from the railroad crossing to where it meets East High Street; East High Street to 9th Street NE; and 9th Street NE to (but not including) the Belmont Bridge where it goes off-road to East Water Street. The neighborhood is a good mix of single family residential homes, several apartment and condominium buildings, and small locally owned businesses (including some very popular restaurants: Beer Run, the Kitchenette, La Michoacana, and Holly’s Diner). More…
Market Street Wine is an independent shop for wine, beer, and gourmet products located at 311 East Market Street (the corner of 4th and E. Market) that has been in business since 1979. It is open for curbside pickup and delivery.
You can browse their wine inventory here, their beer selection on Untappd.com, or purchase a gift card here. Continue…
Sidetracks Music is an independent record store offering an impressive selection of new and used CDs, vinyl LPs, DVDs, and accessories. Continue…
Rapture is open for outdoor, and now (limited) indoor dining, as well as for online orders. You can order ready-to-eat or pre-order family meals at www.rapturerestaurant.com. Continue…
Carpe Donut is a locally owned and operated maker of exquisite organic donuts. The only ingredients in their donuts are: organic flour, organic eggs, organic apple cider, organic spices, pure organic sugar, and non-aluminated baking powder. Continue…
New Dominion Bookshop is currently open for limited browsing, contactless curbside pickup, and free local delivery within 8 miles of the shop. We are encouraging book orders over email or over the phone at 434-295-2552. We have about 20,000 books in stock in the shop, Continue…
