Little High Neighborhood Association

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The Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, Va
The Little High Neighborhood was originally formed in the early aughts, just before the area between East Market Street and East Water Street / Carlton Road had more than a handful of residential units. Institutional memory not being a strong suit of volunteer run organizations generally, subsequent LHNA boards were unaware of the need to adapt to the rapid growth of the area so it wasn't officially incorporated in the neighborhood until 2023.

If you have an item that is of especial interest to Little High neighborhood residents, please let us know at: LHNA.cville@gmail.com

 

Leaf Collection Update

Little High neighborhood's two leaf collection zones
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The City is collecting leaves in our neighborhood’s “A zone” (see the map at right) this week. The last leaf pickup for this part of our neighborhood is the week of January 12-16.

For neighborhood residents in the “C zone”, the next leaf pickup will be December 15-19, and the final pickup will be January 26-30.

This schedule may change in response to weather conditions.

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…]

Food Drive Update and More

Our hastily improvised food drive turned out to be remarkably successful. The neighborhood association typically participates in a food drive around the holidays but this year we decided to push it forward because of the sharp reduction in SNAP benefits that came with the federal government shutdown. Just after beginning our effort to help the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, we were alerted that our neighbors at the Mews were being particularly hard hit by the cuts. So we tried to do two things quickly and at once:

(1) We raised cashing contributions for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to aid people in our general community. To date, our neighborhood has raised over $800 for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.

(2) But we gave priority to collecting donations of non-perishable food as quickly as possible for our neighbors at the Mews. The amount of non-perishable food donated within just a few days and delivered to residents of the Mews last Monday (11/10) was not adequately documented but included

  • More than 100 cans of tuna fish, salmon, and sardines;
  • 3 sacks of potatoes, 3 bags of oranges, 2 bags of apples;
  • More than 80 cans of various soups and stews;
  • 70-80 boxes of Mac & Cheese;
  • More than 60 cans of various vegetables;
  • More than 60 boxes of ramen (multiple servings per box);
  • More than 350 mostly healthy snack bars, including organic fruit roll-ups;
  • 8 large jars of pasta sauce;
  • 3 boxes of pasta;
  • 5 bags of coffee;
  • At least a dozen boxes of instant oatmeal (multiple servings per box) and other breakfast items;
  • A couple of boxes miscellaneous bathroom and cleaning supplies;
  • etc;
Please note: We are currently collecting more non-perishable food donations for Mews residents in advance of Thanksgiving. The deadline for this food drive is Tuesday, Nov. 25th 5pm.

If you would like to donate, please send an email to LHNA.cville@gmail.com and we’ll make arrangements to pick up or receive your donation.

 

Our Contribution to the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

Our neighborhood generously donated the following to help Do Good Cville and the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive 2025. Here’s what our neighborhood donated:

  • 34 coats and heavy jackets
  • 14 sweaters, hoodies, and sweatshirts
  • 11 pairs of winter socks
  • 6 hats
  • 5 pairs of gloves
  • 6 scarves
  • 3 pairs of women’s boots
  • 1 pair of men’s shoes
  • 4 pairs of pants
  • 1 warm snood

Thank you to everyone who donated!

Little High neighborhood's contribution to the Haven's Winter Wear Drive 2025

But wait!

*Didn’t get a chance to donate winter clothing through the neighborhood drive and wondering what you can do now?…

Play Winter Wear BINGO!

On Wednesday, November 19, The Haven, Do Good Cville, and Random Row Brewery will host a Dab for Good BINGO night to celebrate this year’s Winter Wear Drive. The event begins at 5:30pm, and we’ll start calling numbers at 6pm sharp!

Bring a coat OR $5 donation to receive a board (limit one free board per person). Prizes include gift cards and items from area restaurants, breweries, and shops. Proceeds will go to the purchase of larger-sized coats and necessities for The Haven Day Shelter.

Bonus: chat with Haven staff, get swag, learn about other ways to support our work, and enjoy some brews with pals!

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…]

New Dominion Bookshop

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