Little High Neighborhood Association

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

Our Contribution to the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

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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*So, you may be wondering, what do we 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

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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

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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…]

Crisis Hotlines and Other Resources

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What to know before calling a crisis hotline

If you feel like you or someone you know is in immediate danger, you should call 911 or go to an emergency room to get immediate help. If it is a psychiatric emergency, ask for someone who is trained for these kinds of situations. [Read More…]

Local Artisans Studio Tour, Nov. 8-9, 2025

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Local artisans of all kinds will open their studio spaces to the public this Saturday and Sunday (11/8-11/9) from 10am to 5pm for the 2025 Artisans Studio Tour. Studios are located all over the city and the county, so please check the official artisans studio map to see what interests you. The event is so spread out that the official map isn’t set up to show the seven artisan studios in our neighbhorhood or within easy walking distance (studios 9-16 which make up the Central Region), so here they are (with most of the text shamelessly lifted from the 2025 Artisans Studio Tour website):

Studio 9  Inleaf Studio: 721 Park Street
Lotta Helleberg shares nature-inspired wall hangings, handmade artist books, and other fiber-related objects. Patrick Gibson creates contemporary functional ceramics.
Studio 10 Formia Design: 420 E. Main St. Suite A (on the Downtown Mall)
Mia van Beek, a master goldsmith, creates contemporary jewelry in precious metals and gemstones, inspired by her Scandinavian heritage. Susan Haas will display blown glass pieces that recall your favorite day at the beach.
Studio 11: 908 East High Street.
Gabriel Ofeish makes 18k gold and silver jewelry with both faceted and cabochon gems, as well as his patented Orbit collection.
Studio 12 Atomic 1183: 1023 Carlton Ave (very close to Peacock Auto Service).
Former neighborhood resident and the nicest guy you’ll ever meet Jeffrey Stricker will show handmade benches and tables featuring metal and wood. Krissy Maier creates one-of-a-kind bags using leather sustainably sourced from furniture company remnants and vintage leather belts.
Studio 13 Malleable Studios: 1304 E. Market Street, Suite T, just off of Meade Ave.
Tavia Brown‘s industrial yet delicate jewelry accents your daily life with beauty and an edge that celebrates your grit. [Read More…]

Our Contribution to the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

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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*So, you may be wondering, what do we 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!

Charlottesville’s Leaf Collection Schedule 2025-26

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Our neighborhood spans two leaf collection zones

Little High neighborhood's two leaf collection zones
Click the image to enlarge it

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…]

Conservation and Sustainability

Have you seen an otter in the Rivanna River? (seriously)

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If you happen to spot an otter in the Rivanna River please report this to the Rivanna Conservation Alliance. The Rivanna Conservation Alliance is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the goal of working with the community to conserve the Rivanna River and its watershed through water quality monitoring, restoration, education, and stewardship. According to the RCA, otters have been spotted throughout the Rivanna River watershed. The RCA’s Rivanna River Otter Monitoring Project was created to document and monitor the presence of otters to help with its overall monitoring of the health of the Rivanna River. Otters depend on clean river water to survive, so the presence of otters in a given part of the river is a key sign that the water in that area is clean.

According to the RCA, otters are most active at dawn and dusk, but may be seen at any time of day. Just keep your eyes open whenever you’re within sight of the river and be sure to submit any sighting to the RCA.

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