And the Charlotte region's Woman of the Year is ... Yes, University City Partners Executive Director Darlene Heater! Heater received the honor on May 20 at The Mecklenburg Times's 50 Most Influential Women awards banquet in uptown Charlotte. "Huge Congratulations...
United Community School, a 2-year-old K-4 charter school with a focus on music and the arts, is relocating to new leased space at 1400 Suther Road on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas Church. The school is holding open houses at its new home at 10 am June 3 and 6:30 pm...
You knew they would make it, despite the rain, the nighttime cold and frequent cramps. Six Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers swam 34 miles of Lake Norman in 24 hours on May 18-19. The Honor Swim raised $50,000 for scholarships for the children of two...
Five races over 10 days at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and you've never been? Well, let May 20-29 be your breakthrough, whether you go for the screaming-fast trucks, dirt-track racing or the ultimate NASCAR event, the Coca-Cola 600. Traffic near the track can be, well,...
Few of us worry about co-workers dying on the job. CMPD Officer Jason Peetz of the University City Division has lost two co-workers. Now Peetz and five fellow officers seek to help their kids, by swimming Lake Norman. You can help, too. You know how. For the rest of...
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3-5. Our business community is already showing its support in significant ways including a major donation by Sam's Club and the raising of $25,000 for scholarships via our recent Governors Village 5K and Fun Run. Get the details, and...
One of the biggest athletic events in University City not involving Cougars, Mavericks or 49ers returns May 7 to University Research Park. Hundreds of athletes will run, then bike and then run again in the University City Duathlon. Organizers would love you to...