Little High Neighborhood Association

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Little High Neighborhood News

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

 

Missing Outdoor Cat

A semi-feral neighborhood cat whose home base is just off the intersection of Meriwether & 12th streets has been missing since Monday night. He’s very reliable about showing up to be fed so this is a long absence for him. The cat is male, silver gray, and named Percy. Percy is in good health and generally savvy about staying out of the way of cars.

One possibility is that he may have wandered into a garage or shed and gotten trapped inside. Please check your out buildings that aren’t frequently opened just to make sure Percy hasn’t accidentally been trapped inside.

If you have any information about Percy, please contact Ann at 434-466-2768.

Neighborhood Picnic 6/4/23

ALL neighborhood residents and friends are invited to the Little High Neighborhood picnic on Sunday, June 4, 4:30-6:30pm at Meade Park pavilion.

The neighborhood association is providing pizza, sides, desserts, and a variety of non-alcoholic beverages.

Little High neighborhood picnic, June 11, 2022
This is a great opportunity to get to know more of your neighbors, enjoy the neighbors you already know, and become involved in the neighborhood association if you are so inclined (definitely NOT a requirement).

This is also a convenient opportunity to pay your neighborhood association dues should you wish to do so (i.e., neighborhood association dues are purely voluntary). Neighborhood association dues are just $10 per family/household (although we will happily collect more to help us do even more for the neighborhood). Your dues help support neighborhood association activities like this upcoming picnic! You can bring cash, check or Venmo Little High neighborhood association Czar, Julia Rubarth at @Julia-Rubarth.

 

Our sidewalks suck — update April 2024 — LESS

Construction and maintenance of sidewalks is one of the most basic responsibilities of any city government. But generations of Charlottesville city leaders have neglected this mundane yet absolutely essential job. The Little High neighborhood association and many neighborhood residents have been asking city officials for years to help make our neighborhood more walkable by building more and better sidewalks. We’re still waiting.

Providing for this basic infrastructure need is especially important now because of the City’s pledge to sharply reduce carbon emissions within just a few years and because the new zoning plan will increase housing density. More people mean more cars no matter what the pious wishes of city leaders may be and more cars and more people mean it’s no longer going to be safe to walk in the roadways as we have long been accustomed to doing. The slideshow below highlights the many areas of our neighborhood where sidewalks don’t exist, end abruptly, or are inadequate and not compliant with ADA standards (among other things, ADA standards require sidewalks to be a minimum of 3 feet wide).

E-Bike Demo Day at Meade Park Oct. 16

Note: This post is lifted from Sean Tubbs’s Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter, an excellent source for local news.

Are you interested in a climate-friendly, family-friendly way to replace short car rides? Have you heard about eBikes? Wondering what kind might be right for you? Join Livable Cville on Sunday, October 16 from 2–4pm at Meade Park in Charlottesville for a fun afternoon with lots of eBikes owners you can talk to and several types of eBikes you can take for short test rides. Everyone is invited to eBike Demo Day.

To learn more, please visit livablecville.org.

Safe Routes to School

More Students Walking – Let’s Be Safe!

The local K-12 public school year begins Wednesday, August 24 and this year is going to be a little different: due to the bus driver shortage, there will be about 800 more kids walking and biking to school this year and this is particularly risky because Charlottesville City government has long given low priority to basic infrastructure needs like good sidewalks and bike lanes.

What you can do

  • Please be extra careful and patient while driving.
  • Consider applying to be a crossing guard, perhaps at an intersection near you! Charlottesville City Schools are open to having “intersection partners” or small teams that share responsibilities for morning and afternoon. Apply now to be a regular or substitute crossing guard!
  • Individual schools may post temporary “way-finding” signs (the size of real estate signs) to make sure kids feel confident that they are on the right path as they walk to school. Most signs will be on City rights-of-way, but in some cases, City representatives may knock on doors to get permission to post these temporary signs on private property.

See the Charlottesville City Schools website for more information.

 

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

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