Little High Neighborhood Association

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

Neighborhood concert Thursday (7/11) at 7pm

Neighborhood concert this Thursday (7/11) at 7pm in the backyard of 1107 E Jefferson St. featuring the phenomenal Brian Keena and the amazing Anya Movius.
Everyone is invited and the event is FREE.

More about this week’s performers

Brian Keena

Brian Keena

Having grown up in a musical family, Brian Keena plays (or played) a number of instruments, including trumpet, baritone horn, trombone, hand percussion, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals, kazoo and bass. He also presents a weekly jazz and blues program on our local radio community radio station, WTJU, 91.1FM.

For this event, Brian will most likely play a guitar of some sort, and present covers of some of his favorite tunes from the pop, blues, rock and jazz worlds.

Anya Movius

Anya Movius

Anya Movius grew up in this neighborhood and began performing at open mic nights at a very young age. This summer, Anya, a Charlottesville High School graduate who just completed her first year at Harvard univerity, is recording an album and already has several singles out on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, etc. She has done a concert/interview for WTJU and was chosen for Harvard’s prestigious freshman talent show.

Central Water Line Project Update

Central Waterline project revised route as of June 2024

At yesterday’s Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) meeting, it was announced that the route planned for the City’s Central Waterline Project is being revised (see the above map). As  the proposed route shows, the waterline project will now go almost the full length of Little High Street. The project is scheduled to begin sometime in 2025. To date, no effort has been made by the RWSA or City officials to notify the residents who would be most affected by this very late in the day proposed change. The original route planned for the Central Waterline Project evoked significant neighborhood concern two years ago.

RWSA Declares Drought Watch

(adapted from a Charlottesville City Press Release 6/25/24)

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) has officially declared a drought watch for the Albemarle County and Charlottesville service area. A drought watch is declared to increase public awareness about the climatic conditions and stream flows that indicate there is concern for an impeding drought. The United States Drought Monitoring Report indicates that most of our area is experiencing moderate drought conditions. The Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force (VDMTF) issued a drought status report from its June 20, 2024 meeting which indicated that our area is in a drought watch due to below normal precipitation with no near-term forecast of precipitation, increased temperatures, and continued declines of surface and groundwater indicators, particularly stream flows.

As of June 25, 2024, our reservoirs are at 98% of usable capacity. The drought watch has been declared to increase awareness regarding drought conditions and to request voluntary reduction in water use. No mandatory water restrictions have been issued at this time. RWSA will continue to monitor conditions as they evolve and will issue immediate notification to the public if a new drought stage is declared.

If you have questions, please contact the RWSA Director of Administration and Communications Betsy Nemeth at bnemeth@rivanna.org

1st Neighborhood Concert June 20, 7pm

Our neighborhood concert series kicks off this Thursday, June 20, 7pm, at 1118 Little High street  with a great lineup:

Waverly Milor and Jack RoyPassionate singer, great harmonica player, and all around world-class front man Waverly Milor will team up with amazing slide guitarist Jack Roy to put on the best electric blues performance east of the Mississippi.

Singer, songwriter, and very impressive guitar player Luke Foster will follow with a set featuring original music that will leave everyone wondering why he isn’t already in Nashville and whether they can get a selfie so they can brag that they knew him back before he only did stadium tours.

We are very lucky to have these musicians living in our midst who are willing to share their extraordinary talents with us — for FREE.

ps — as always, we will pass the hat to help raise money for the Haven. Our neighborhood concert series raised over $650 last summer. Let’s try to do even better this summer!

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…