An exciting new K-5 magnet school focused on computer science opens in University City in August, and you can get details 6-8 pm tonight, Feb. 9, at University City YMCA, 8100 Old Mallard Creek Road. Toyia Matthews, principal of the University City Computer Science...
The Healthy UCity Race Series has opened with a Rush – hundreds of participants at the Gold Rush 5K at UNC Charlotte. You can join the fun, and get fit, by signing up soon for our next two events – the Green on the Green 5K at Corvian School and the Race 2 Educate 5K...
The new Computer Science Immersion School for grades K-5 opening next fall in University City will have an information session for parents and other interested people 6-8 pm Feb. 9 at University City YMCA, 8100 Old Mallard Creek Road. The school will open in August in...
Thanks to the generous giving of many people, nearly 200 students at eight University City schools are getting warm winter coats. University City Connect, a nonprofit group that supports University City schools, organized the Kids Coat Drive, with the Tide Dry...
Friday night lights will shine extra bright this weekend in Governors Village, as the playoffs-bound 9-1 Vance High Cougars celebrate Seniors Night with a battle against the 7-3 Hough High Huskies. Both teams come off of victories, including Vance's 75-8 thrashing of...
Halftime means Showtime! for the Vance Cougar Marching Band and its Ladies of Elegance Dance Line. And, hey, what a show! "Eye-catching dance moves, catchy chants, and bob-your-head, rock-your-body music that gets into your soul," says its director. Catch the next...
By Abigail Armstrong Aon Hewitt Financial Advisors, with offices at Innovation Park, provides investment advisory services, financial planning, benefits counseling and financial education to employees and retirees. Aon Hewitt's employees also are helping improve the...
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...