The holidays can get so hectic, you just wish you could escape for an hour or two. That escape is close by in University City. Here are four of our favorite places. All are free and open from dawn to dusk! UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens Ten acres of beautiful...
December is a special time of year, with early darkness, cold nights and ancient traditions. The Nature Center at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve has six daytime and evening programs in December that will help your family get outdoors and have fun. Reedy Creek Nature...
One of the region's best venues for music, theater, dance and sports is UNC Charlotte. Once the winter semester starts in January, you'll find many great performances on the stage and basketball court. Know anyone who might like a Christmas gift of tickets to a game,...
Put the fun and adventure back in holiday shopping at these uniquely University City stores! Shop for your nature lovers deep in a forest. Play with trains at the Lionel Train factory store. Browse through all things 49er at the campus Barnes and Noble. Get NASCAR...
Charlotte Motor Speedway does everything in a big way, including what must be one of the largest holiday lights displays in America! Nightly through New Year's Eve (except Christmas Day), Speedway visitors can drive a 3.5-mile course illuminated with 3 million lights...
What a difference a year makes! Instead of orange construction barrels, autumn-orange trees line North Tryon Street near the JW Clay Boulevard transit station and parking deck. The trees and the newly planted shrubs, bulbs and grasses decorating the nearby median are...
Clowns on stilts and unicycles, costumed superheroes, dancers and a tiny train for tots lent a carnival atmosphere to the first ever Charlotte Kids Fest at UNC Charlotte on Oct. 28. Dozens of displays and activities to stimulate young minds attracted a crowd to the...