Little High Neighborhood Association

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

Progress on sidewalks at last?

13th on the corner with East JeffersonCity Manager Sam Sanders has taken seriously the complaints of many Charlottesville residents about the lack of adequate sidewalks and he has made sidewalk construction a top priority. An adequate sidewalk network is essential as the city’s population density increases while the need to reduce our carbon footprint remains imperative. We all have to walk more, and now the city is working to take away our excuses.

Here is a link to the city’s list of sidewalk projects and the priority assigned to each. We certainly aren’t getting everything we wanted for our neighborhood but we don’t begrudge other neighborhoods getting better sidewalks and something is better than nothing. Check it out and decide for yourself.

Neighborhood Picnic on Sunday, June 2

Little High neighborhood picnic, 2022 Our next neighborhood picnic is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, from 4:30 to 6:30pm in the Meade Park Pavilion.

The neighborhood association provides the pizza, some sides, and dessert.

BYO: drink, seat, and $10 for annual neighborhood association dues.

Our summer picnic has always been a great opportunity to get to know or reconnect with neighbors.

This year, we have asked Beyonce and Taylor Swift to join us and perform some classic country music duets. No word back from them yet but our fingers are crossed!

 

Back in the day…

Rare photo taken in the Little High Neighborhood from the early 18th centuryMost of our neighborhood’s residents have arrived in just the past 10-15 years or so. The question that keeps so many of us awake at night is “What was our neighborhood like back in the day?” Please join long-time Little High Residents Leonard Taylor and Carolyn Belt to hear their stories from living memory about the history of our neighborhood on Sunday, May 19, at 4pm at 1011 Little High Street. This event is FREE and open to all Charlottesville area residents.

This event is part of the neighborhood association’s ongoing effort to gather and present the history of our neighborhood. We especially encourage anyone who knows anything about the history of our neighborhood to join us and take part in the discussion.

BYO chair, drink, and curiosity. Again, the address is 1011 Little High Street.

In other local history news…

The City of Charlottesville recently concluded an investigation into Oakwood Cemetery that found that the portion of the old graveyard suffering from persistent water damage contains  several unmarked African American graves which had been obscured for many years. In recognition of Oakwood cemetery’s historic significance, work crews will begin remediation work on the site on May 13 with the goal of  “preserving the dignity and historical significance of Oakwood Cemetery for generations to come”.

Anyone want to bet there isn’t a callously neglected and built-over slave cemetery somewhere in our neighborhood?

 

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…