UCity Biz Net invites you to join us for our monthly business networking breakfast, 7:30-9 am June 13 at Hilton Charlotte University Place. This meeting’s lineup includes some of the new kids on the block in University City: Mike Hill, UNC Charlotte’s new Athletic...
University City lost one of its true pioneers recently. Seddon "Rusty" Goode Jr. died on May 14 at the age of 86. Goode helped launch University Research Park and complete I-485, and much more. "Rusty Goode was a visionary for what has become University City and...
University City's newest restaurant, Firenza Pizza, opens June 5 near IKEA in the Belgate shopping center. The Virginia-based chain offers dough made in-house daily, nearly 40 toppings, and a 5-minute bake time in an open-flame stone-hearth oven. The new Firenza is...
Put on your best sci-fi/fantasy costume, grab your autograph pen and head to Hilton Charlotte University Place this weekend for the annual escape into the surreal: the Con Carolinas convention. Among the star attractions: WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland, who...
"Good morning, I'm Michael Collins and this is Charlotte Talks." If you listen even occasionally to University City-based WFAE 90.7 public radio, you have heard something like that introduction from time to time over the past two decades. Collins marked the 20th...
The University City bike shop formerly known as Bike Line has a new name, a new line of bikes and a fresh look. What won’t change, says founder and owner Shane Hockensmith, is the skilled staff focused on customer service, quality repairs and cycling advocacy. Shane...
The kids will love two big events this weekend in University City. Healthy Kids Day on April 28 will let our children run, jump, dance and bike ride while adults learn about YMCA summer camp, fitness and swim lessons. The UNC Charlotte Science and Technology Expo on...