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...
Construction of the 26-mile Cross-Charlotte Trail won’t start in earnest for at least two years. But some essential work – particularly regarding the stretch between University City to uptown – will begin sooner, says Joe Frey with the Charlotte Transportation...
University City’s extensive greenway network will soon grow larger. Work should start this spring on extending Toby Creek Greenway from UNC Charlotte to the Autumnwood neighborhood. Work should start by summer on the new Barton Creek Greenway between University Place...
Ah, January, when we make our annual pledge to get in shape. Fortunately, University City abounds with ways to do it. We offer this guide to nearby places to shed pounds, train for a marathon, swim laps, leap for the sky, kick-box yourself silly or just stroll amid...