Year: 2022

2021 Person of the Year

2021 Person of the Year

QNotes selected Attorney, Lee Robertson as the 2021 Person of the Year. Joyce Tompkins, Executive Director of the Keith Family YMCA, where Robertson serves as a board member shared, “Lee has been committed to this Y and this community since he took on his very first...

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Charlotte New Year’s Day 5k Recap

Charlotte New Year’s Day 5k Recap

University City hosted the second annual Charlotte New Year’s Day 5K. Thank you to all of our sponsors, including Atrium Health, who made this wonderful event possible. A special shoutout is due to the nearly 300 participants who ran and walked the race! The event was...

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Multi-Family Mixed-Use Project

Multi-Family Mixed-Use Project

Flournoy Development Group and the developer, GID have partnered together for a mixed-use project in University City. 25 acres at 900 W. Mallard Creek Church Road were purchased for $4.5 million. There will be retail space, offices, 341 multifamily units, and 56...

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Our retail story continues to be written

By Mary Hopper Executive Director On any given week, the University City Partners office fields more calls about retail than anything else. While that has been true during all of our 10-year existence, those inquiries have accelerated with Belgate’s opening. Perhaps...

Making sure that University City is Center Stage

If you ever heard the adage, “Out of sight is out of mind,” you will appreciate University City Partners’ need to stay connected. UCP staff members devote a lot of time and energy to attending meetings, doing presentations and telling the University City story while...

A healthier future grows here

A new garden at CMC-University will soon yield berries, peppers, squash AND healthier humans, hopes garden founder Elaine Jones. A dietitian who counsels hospital patients, Jones sees the garden as a wellness classroom where adults and kids can learn about the...

Take that, crooks!

Campus crime dropped 30 percent between 2010 and 2011, says a new report from UNC Charlotte’s police. University City police also had a great year, with crime down 13.9 percent – the second best record of CMPD’s 13 divisions. One drop in particular indicates...