Little High Neighborhood Association
Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA
The Charlottesville Area Transportation (CAT) system is seeking public input on its new strategic plan until May 31.
Please read the full text of the plan, attend a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 12noon to 1pm (registration required), and submit your feedback online. [Read more…]
City 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.
If you have a question or an issue you would like brought to the attention of Charlottesville’s City Manager Sam Sanders, please send it to Jonathan Rice, faithful neighborhood association secretary, by Thursday, March 28, 2024, and it will be addressed in a formal meeting later in April.
Have a question or concern about Charlottesville’s budget process or priorities? Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders is hosting a public forum on the city’s budget Tuesday, January 23, at 6pm at Carver Recreation Center – 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
See the City’s website for more information.
The city of Charlottesville will be collecting leaves at the curbside for residents three times this fall / winter. Leaves have to be “loose” (i.e. unbagged) and you have to consult this chart from the city as to where exactly to put them for pickup. 
Please note: you are not allowed to put your leaves out more than three days before a scheduled pickup for your zone.
Leaves are collected by zone during a window of a few days. As you can see from the city’s leaf collection zone map below, most of most of the Little High neighborhood falls into Zone A but some of it (the area south of East Market Street to the railroad tracks) falls into Zone C. The use of gas-powered leaf blowers is strongly discouraged due to the noise and carbon emissions.
If you need assistance raking your yard for any reason, please contact the neighborhood association and we will try to arrange some help. If you would like to volunteer to help people rake their yards, please also contact the neighborhood association.
There is also an option to drop off your leaves rather than rely on curbside pickup. See the city’s website for location, available dates, and other details about the drop off option.
You can find more information and sign up for text alerts about the leaf pickup schedule on the city’s website.
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…