You probably have great plans for your vacation. But why wait until then to enjoy summertime, when there is so much to do right here in University City: Fourth festivities, racing trucks, free food, live music and event quiet walks in search of butterflies! Check out...
Events
Get personal documents shredded for free June 27
Securely shred your personal documents for free on June 27 at the Community Shred Event and Sustainability Fair. Professional shredders will destroy your documents 9 am-noon at the IKEA parking lot, 8300 IKEA Blvd. Nonprofit groups will also collect your unwanted...
June calendar – Food, fitness, fun and even fireworks!
There's lots going on in June around University City, from fast cars and fireworks at Charlotte Motor Speedway to concerts at PNC Music Pavilion. Here are details. Food Tijuana Flats grand opening – June 29 at University Place Noodles & Company grand opening –...
I-485’s debut in film and photos – including a trip around the Belt Loop in 74 seconds!
Hundreds of people attended Friday’s ribbon cutting for our final segment of I-485. Many more watched at nearby overpasses as the first stream of vehicles roared by. Want to relive the moment? We have compiled links to several videos and photos, including a 74-second...
I-485 reviews: Fantastic! Crazy! Grateful. Unbelievable! Shocked!
Talk about opening to rave reviews! Traffic began rolling Friday across University City on the last 5.7 miles of the 67-mile-long Charlotte Outer Belt. By Monday, people across University City were reveling in the sudden impact I-485 has made – in commutes, trips to...
Get ready for I-485 opening on Friday by driving nearby streets now
North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to open I-485 this Friday afternoon, June 5. The new interstate around Charlotte should significantly improve travel and commutes for University City and northeastern Charlotte residents, employers, workers and...
I-485 to open June 5 in University City with innovative design, 70mph speed
Although everyone at last week’s City Hall Meeting at the Oasis Shriners hall already had heard, NC transportation spokesman Warren Cooksey couldn’t resist starting his report on state projects with the long-awaited good news: The last piece of the I-485 Charlotte...