Little High Neighborhood Association

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

Back in the day…

Most of our neighborhood’s residents have arrived in just the past 10-15 years or so. The question that keeps so many of us awake at night is “What was our neighborhood like back in the day?” Please join long-time Little High Residents Leonard Taylor and Carolyn Belt to hear their stories about the history of our neighborhood on Sunday, May 19, at 4pm at 1011 Little High Street. This event is FREE and open to all Charlottesville area residents.

This event is part of the neighborhood association’s ongoing effort to gather and present the history of our neighborhood. We especially encourage anyone who knows anything about the history of our neighborhood to join us and take part in the discussion.

Refreshments will be served. Again, the address is 1011 Little High Street.

Save the date!

Little High neighborhood picnic, 2022 Our next neighborhood picnic is scheduled for Sunday, June 2 at 4pm. Our summer picnic has always been a great opportunity to get to know or reconnect with neighbors. The neighborhood association provides the food and drink. This year, we have asked Beyonce and Taylor Swift to join us and perform some classic country music duets. Fingers crossed!

Details TBA.

Progress on sidewalks at last!

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 they are given. We certainly aren’t getting everything we wanted but something is better than nothing. Check it out and decide for yourself.

Neighborhood Association Constitution & Bylaws

Harvey Brown (1933-2023)

Our friend and neighbor Harvey Brown passed away November 30, 2023 (read his obituary here). Harvey lived on Meriwether Street with his wife of 69 years, Mabel, since the early 1960s. Harvey was a good neighbor and a charming man and he will be missed. He shared a lot of interesting stories about the way things were when he and his wife moved to Meriwether Street in the early 1960s.

When Harvey’s wife, Mabel, passed away a couple of years ago, the Little High Neighborhood Association paid to plant 10 trees in her memory through the Arbor Day Foundation. The LHNA has paid to plant three trees as a tribute to Harvey Brown (prices have gone up but if people would like to contribute to this project please contact our Treasurer, Julia Rubarth, and indicate what the donation is for). The trees are planted through the efforts of Forestry Services throughout North America who determine where the greatest needs for reforestation are. If anyone is interested in planting a memorial tree for Harvey Brown somewhere within our neighborhood, please let us know by contacting Jonathan Rice or Sumner Brown.

Sustainability: Things We Can All Do for the Environment

About the Little High Neighborhood

The Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, Va

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The Little High Neighborhood is located due east of the Downtown Mall and is bounded by East Water Street by the Belmont Bridge to Meade Ave at the railroad crossing; Meade Avenue from the railroad crossing to where it meets East High Street; East High Street to 9th Street NE; and 9th Street NE to (but not including) the Belmont Bridge where it goes off-road to East Water Street. The neighborhood is a good mix of single family residential homes, several apartment and condominium buildings, and small locally owned businesses (including some very popular restaurants: Beer Run, the Kitchenette, La Michoacana, and Holly’s Diner). More…

Helping the Haven

The Haven: Updated List of Needs

Needed day shelter items

  • Shampoo*
  • Men’s underwear (Underwear is the most requested but least donated item in our day shelter.)
  • T-shirts (no other clothing, please!)
  • Washcloths
  • Bath towels
  • Kitchen dish towels

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