University City Partners welcomes its new board members: Tim Britt, Wells Fargo; John “Johno” Harris III, Lincoln Harris; Kati Hynes, Charlotte Chamber; Stuart Parks, The Arden Group; and Lat Purser Jr., Lat Purser and Associates. “This community is fortunate to have...
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PORTAL Building shines in mobile-money Hackathon
UNC Charlotte's new PORTAL Building is living up to its billing as THE place where businesses and the university can build the next great ideas. On July 12-13, PORTAL helped host The Money Event – an intense competition by student and professional programmers to...
Mallard Creek Greenway detour is set to open in August
If you like traveling Mallard Creek Greenway between UNC Charlotte and University Research Park, we have good news. The state plans to have a detour path ready in mid-August when it closes the greenway for two years to replace North Tryon Street’s bridges. One...
Gardening programs earn green award for CMC-University
Award-winning fruit, herb and vegetable gardens at CMC-University? How Green and inGenius! Our hospital recently won national recognition for using its 3-year-old teaching gardens to help patients and students learn about topics such as healthy eating, sustainable...
So far, so good on future roadways to ease congestion west of I-85
On schedule, with just a few traffic delays this summer – that’s the good news regarding two big road projects to ease congestion just west of University Research Park. When finished in 2017, a much wider segment of Mallard Creek Road and two new four-lane highways...
The dream that launched Amalfi: two decades of serving University City
The stories of Amalfi Pasta ‘N Pizza and University City are as intertwined as, well, spaghetti. Our oldest family-run restaurant opened 20 years ago near UNC Charlotte. Since then, Mike and Olympia Basso have witnessed the coming of University City’s first sit-down...
You can taste the benefits of diversity at our Indian restaurants
We often talk about University City’s openness to many cultures. We even have data. Restaurateur Andy Singh and his peers, meanwhile, are building businesses on that acceptance. Singh's Passage to India near campus attracts Indian and non-Indian diners alike with its...