Little High Neighborhood Association

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

Little High Neighborhood Board Meeting 11/20

The next Little High neighborhood board meeting is Thursday, Nov 20, from 7pm to 8:15pm. Everyone who lives in the neighborhood is invited to join the discussion. We especially encourage new residents to join us. People who live outside the neighborhood are welcome to witness our awesomeness and are welcome to speak as long as their comments are about our neighborhood.

In order to join the meeting you must:

  • clearly identify yourself
  • give your address upon request
  • have your camera turned on (unless there’s a technical issue) at least for the start of the meeting.

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Charlottesville’s Leaf Collection Schedule 2025-26

Our neighborhood spans two leaf collection zones

Little High neighborhood's two leaf collection zones
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It’s a little confusing

Most of the Little High Neighborhood is in the A or orange zone depicted on this map BUT the relatively newly recovered part of the neighborhood (between East Market Street and the railroad tracks on the other side of Water Street — see our About the Little High Neighborhood page for details) — is in the yellow/ochre-ish C zone.

Those of our residents in the yellow ochre-ish C zone will have their first leaf pick up this coming week, November 10-14. The second pickup will be December 15-19, and the final leaf pickup will be January 26-30.

Those of our residents living in the A or orange zone have already had their first leaf pickup. The next leaf collection is scheduled for the week of December 1-5 and our last leaf pickup will be during the week of January 12-16.

Text alert reminders

The City offers text alerts for the curbside collection service. Residents can review collection dates for their homes and choose to “opt in” to receive a reminder text the week prior to leaf collection for their address.   *Message and data rates may apply

Sign up by texting “leaf pickup” and your street address to 434-771-0251 [Read more…]

Local Artisans Studio Tour, Nov. 8-9, 2025

Local artisans of all kinds will open their studio spaces to the public this Saturday and Sunday (11/8-11/9) from 10am to 5pm for the 2025 Artisans Studio Tour. Studios are located all over the city and the county, so please check the official artisans studio map to see what interests you. The event is so spread out that the official map isn’t set up to show the seven artisan studios in our neighbhorhood or within easy walking distance (studios 9-16 which make up the Central Region), so here they are (with most of the text shamelessly lifted from the 2025 Artisans Studio Tour website):

Studio 9  Inleaf Studio: 721 Park Street
Lotta Helleberg shares nature-inspired wall hangings, handmade artist books, and other fiber-related objects. Patrick Gibson creates contemporary functional ceramics.
Studio 10 Formia Design: 420 E. Main St. Suite A (on the Downtown Mall)
Mia van Beek, a master goldsmith, creates contemporary jewelry in precious metals and gemstones, inspired by her Scandinavian heritage. Susan Haas will display blown glass pieces that recall your favorite day at the beach.
Studio 11: 908 East High Street.
Gabriel Ofeish makes 18k gold and silver jewelry with both faceted and cabochon gems, as well as his patented Orbit collection.
Studio 12 Atomic 1183: 1023 Carlton Ave (very close to Peacock Auto Service).
Former neighborhood resident and the nicest guy you’ll ever meet Jeffrey Stricker will show handmade benches and tables featuring metal and wood. Krissy Maier creates one-of-a-kind bags using leather sustainably sourced from furniture company remnants and vintage leather belts.
Studio 13 Malleable Studios: 1304 E. Market Street, Suite T, just off of Meade Ave.
Tavia Brown‘s industrial yet delicate jewelry accents your daily life with beauty and an edge that celebrates your grit. [Read more…]

The Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

The Haven Winter Wear Drive 2025 Break out your coats, gently-loved scarves, hats, sweaters, and gloves, encourage friends to join you, and plan on donating them to the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive.

*Please note that the Haven CANNOT accept donations of coats directly due to lack of storage space.*

If you have winter clothing to donate but missed our gathering on Nov. 9, you can bring them to Jonathan Rice at 1144 Meriwether Street until Friday, Nov. 14, at noon. Or you can drop off your winter wear donations at any of the following locations through Sunday, 11/16.

  • Random Row Brewery
  • Shenandoah Joe Coffee (Preston)
  • South Street Brewery
  • Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery
  • Timberwood Grill (Forest Lakes)
  • Timberwood Tap House (5th Street Station)
  • Charlottesville City Hall
  • Carver Recreation Center

After sorting all of the donations received at community drop-off locations, the Haven will co-host an event at Ting Pavilion on Friday, November 21 from 8am-10am, where guests of The Haven and any interested community members can grab the coats and winter accessories they need. [Read more…]

‘Autumnal Shed Show’ Continues Nov. 16

Neighborhood writer and musician Luke Foster has put together something entirely new and genuinely wonderful: the Autumnal Shed Show Series which is four weekly free outdoor concerts continung on Nov. 16 from 5-7pm-ish. The shows will all be held outdoors at the Shed at 301 Farm Lane, 22902, (just off of East Jefferson between 12th and 11th Streets) so please bring a lawn chair or something else to sit on.

This concert series is intended to honor local songwriters, nurture community, and uplift causes we care about. The concerts are free and open to everyone but each week’s performer has chosen a nonprofit group they want to support for those so inclined.

All shows Sundays 5-7pm(ish). Here is the list of performers and the nonprofits they want to support:

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…