Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville’s Climate Action Plan — community input opportunity

As part of the City of Charlottesville’s climate planning effort, the office of Public Works will be hosting  a virtual Community greenhouse gas (GHG) Reduction Town Hall Community Workshop on Wednesday, August 17, 6pm – 8pm. During this event, the City of Charlottesville encourages all community members to provide input on developing the city’s potential GHG reduction priorities.

Register for the Town Hall Community Workshop at the link below:

Wednesday, August 17, 6 pm-8 pm

(https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAud-iqqD8vHNe3nkoenflDVf_ycZCkfRRN)

More information about Charlottesville government’s efforts on environmental sustainability can be found on the City’s Climate Action Planning page.

 

Neighborhood Garden Project Needs Donations

The neighborhood association is helping our neighbors at the Mews create a few small gardens in various spots around that property. So far these small neighborhood gardens have morning glories, zinnias, irises, cosmos, marigolds, nasturtiums, and sunflowers. Herbs include lavender, lemon verbena, Corsican mint, Greek basil and oregano, sage, rosemary, thyme, western wood sorrel, and Thai basil. There are also two climbing bean plants, tomatoes of 3 varieties, peppers, and  squash and they would like to add blueberry shrubs and fruit trees like apple, fig, etc. Everything is landscaped and decorated creatively — except for the climbing vines which need work!

The Mews gardens have several specific needs at the moment:

  • a picnic table
  • fire pit and grill
  • a wheelbarrow or wagon or cart
  • 5 gallon buckets
  • a rainbarrel
  • an internal composter with a way to turn it over
  • a super small shed for storing tools
  • native fill dirt, sand, pebbles, and bamboo, compost, growing medium for container gardening
  • another vegetable bed that would be planted with seasonal produce
  • and volunteers/donors to create signs and flyers as well as work on beds weeding, watering, etc…

The Mews gardeners would also like shade trees in back to replace several elms lost to disease or because of damage they caused to roofing.

Contact Rita Fravel at ooo.ritaf@gmail.com if you can help or have items to donate.

 

 

Zoning Report Comment Period Extended

Update: Public comment period extended to September 6, 2022

(The following is adapted from a newsletter from Cville Plans Together that went out on 7/23/22. If you wish to receive emails directly from Cville Plans Together, you can subscribe to their newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/51691bce24a8/sign-up-for-the-email-list)

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to review the Zoning Diagnostic + Approach Report, the first report of the zoning rewrite. This document identifies issues with the current zoning ordinance and establishes a proposed approach to the zoning rewrite. It can be considered a conceptual plan for our new zoning ordinance, laying out a set of ideas that could be included in order to advance the goals and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan.

On the Cville Plans Together website, you can view the report as well as summary materials (English, Spanish) from the June 27 open house event at Ting Pavilion.

Share Your Feedback on the Zoning Report

The community review and comment period for the report extends through August 2022. September 6, 2022

There are several ways to share your comments and questions:

Online Feedback Form

Email

Engage@cvilleplanstogether.com (or send comments via the Cville Plans Together website)

USPS

Neighborhood Development Services, City Hall, P.O. Box 911, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Comments provided at the open house on June 27 are also being reviewed by the Cville Plans Together team and will be included in the set of public comments.

While we may not be able to respond directly to all comments, we are preparing an FAQ (a list of responses to common questions), which we plan to distribute in early August.

Next Concert: August 16

Our next backyard concert will be held Tuesday, August 16, at 7pm sharp at “the Farm” (the big antebellum slave plantation with the historical marker that doesn’t actually mention slaves) on East Jefferson between Farm Lane and 12th Street.

Performers include:

  • The multi-talented and always lovely M&Ms
  • Brian Keena & Michael Bednar

Virtuoso guitarist Brian Keena

New Dominion Bookshop

New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville, Va

New Dominion Bookshop is an independent bookshop located on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall at 404 East Main St. We are an all-new bookstore, and we host events featuring renowned authors and local writers. To place a book order, to receive personalized book recommendations, or to purchase a gift card, please visit our contact page to speak with our staff.

 

Carpe Donut

Carpe DonutCarpe Donut is a locally owned and operated maker of exquisite organic donuts since 2007.  The only ingredients in our donuts are: organic flour, organic eggs, organic apple cider, organic spices, pure organic sugar, and non-aluminated baking powder. We cook all our donuts in 100% pure soybean oil. No hydrogenation, no trans-fats, no shortening. Continue…