The Spring Plant Sale at UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens on April 17-18 will give gardeners the chance to buy native shrubs and trees, unique tropicals and even carnivorous plants! Save time to stroll Charlotte’s premiere public gardens at the height of their...
University City has great employers, a dynamic university and many places to dine, party or just walk in the woods. But what about care for the young ones when parents must work or attend class? Several highly rated child-care centers are nearby, too, with a broad...
Most of us know University Research Park as our No. 1 corporate center. On three upcoming Saturdays, URP will host events that help our kids, too: the Governors Village 5K on April 18, the YMCA Healthy Kids Day on April 25 and the University City Duathlon on May 2....
University City has gained a key piece of future parkland. Mecklenburg County recently bought 33.4 acres on the future Eastern Circumferential Road, within walking distance of hundreds of homes and student housing. The tract will likely become a neighborhood park and...
Work has begun to improve UNC Charlotte’s Cameron Boulevard entrance. The new traffic signal, turn lanes and crosswalks will give the university its second main entrance on Hwy. 49 and provide students living at the growing South Campus a safer way to walk to nearby...
New fuel pumps on Mallard Creek Church Road will put University City on the map - literally. The soon-to-open refueling facility at Cochran Commons will give fast, free recharges to Tesla electric cars. Tesla owners nationwide are eagerly watching the online map of...
University City residents are quickly discovering – and using – Nextdoor, the social-media channel for neighborhoods. Get help finding a lost pet, post a classified ad or tell neighbors about a new store nearby via your computer or smart-phone. You’ll also get crime...