Three experts in University's retail scene offered a glimpse of the future recently at the Charlotte Chamber University City Chapter's luncheon forum on retail trends. At IKEA, store manager Chris Nace looks forward to the coming of light-rail service and the...
Belgate shopping center - home to the only IKEA store in the Carolinas - continues to add tenants. The 156-acre retail hub at I-85's University City Boulevard exit has construction under way for two national retailers, a hotel and a 266-unit apartment community. More...
From a new I-85 bridge to the Famous Toastery restaurant at University Place, construction crews have been busy across our central business district – and that doesn't even count interior renovations you can't see, the Blue Line Extension or numerous projects at UNC...
A popular South Charlotte restaurant-bar has discovered University City. Angry Ale's, known for tasty bar food and, of course, beer, opened a second restaurant in December, Ale's University, at the Terraces at University Place on North Tryon Street. The original Angry...
Looking for a unique gift that will share some warmth? Help educate a child? Improve health in the Third World? Givingstream, an online store with strong ties to University City, invites us to visit, learn and, hopefully, buy gifts that give back. "Our idea was to...
Edgewater Bar and Grille, the newest restaurant at University Place, offers relaxing lake vistas, a spacious bar, a casual atmosphere and a diverse, Southern-inspired menu ranging from Black & Blue burger to N.C. Trout and Certified Angus Beef Tenderloin....
Two national retailers are opening in University City centers. Gabe’s, a fashion and housewares discounter, is remodeling the space next to Value City Furniture at the Commons at Chancellor Park. Conn’s, an electronics, appliance and furniture chain, opened recently...