Where has light rail brought Charlotte since it began in 2007? Where are we headed as University City’s line opens this summer? Get answers at the March 2 presentation, “Charlotte’s Light Rail: 10 Years of Change,” featuring Darlene Heater, executive director of...
One of University City’s “historic” buildings may be getting a new life as a grocery store. Suvidha INDO-PAK Groceries has taken out a building permit to renovate the longtime home of Gus’s Original Forty-Niner, at 10008 University City Blvd. just east of Mallard...
The shift of University City’s North Tryon Street business corridor from car-centric suburbia to transit powered urban district took another step forward in January with City Council’s approval of a five-story apartment building near the McCullough Drive light-rail...
The UNC Charlotte Portal Building provided a fitting setting on Feb. 9 for a groundbreaking announcement by startup company Atom Power. Siemens, the global leader in energy technology and Charlotte’s No. 1 manufacturer, announced that it is providing major funding to...
Charlotte’s traffic is like the weather, right? Everyone complains but who can do anything? Well, right now, YOU CAN do something about traffic – by taking an online survey to help shape state and local decisions for the next 25 years about roads, light rail, other...
One of University City’s oldest and perhaps even historic office buildings – One University Place – just underwent a comprehensive update, thanks to new owner Origin Investments. The multi-million-dollar renovation includes major improvements to the lakeside office...
University City Partners and several property owners recently unveiled plans for transforming University Place and nearby property into a transit-energized urban center. More than 30 years ago, another group of visionaries crafted the original University Place, and it...