A new survey offers surprising and encouraging results about the potential for development near the Clay Boulevard light-rail station, says Tobe Holmes with University City Partners. Among the surprises: Demand for 3-bedroom housing is "off the map," and the highest...
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....
By Mary Hopper Executive Director On any given week, the University City Partners office fields more calls about retail than anything else. While that has been true during all of our 10-year existence, those inquiries have accelerated with Belgate’s opening. Perhaps...
If you ever heard the adage, “Out of sight is out of mind,” you will appreciate University City Partners’ need to stay connected. UCP staff members devote a lot of time and energy to attending meetings, doing presentations and telling the University City story while...
A new garden at CMC-University will soon yield berries, peppers, squash AND healthier humans, hopes garden founder Elaine Jones. A dietitian who counsels hospital patients, Jones sees the garden as a wellness classroom where adults and kids can learn about the...
Campus crime dropped 30 percent between 2010 and 2011, says a new report from UNC Charlotte’s police. University City police also had a great year, with crime down 13.9 percent – the second best record of CMPD’s 13 divisions. One drop in particular indicates...