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June calendar – Food, fitness, fun and even fireworks!
There's lots going on in June around University City, from fast cars and fireworks at Charlotte Motor Speedway to concerts at PNC Music Pavilion. Here are details. Food Tijuana Flats grand opening – June 29 at University Place Noodles & Company grand opening –...

‘Anything goes’ Tijuana Flats coming soon to University Place
Tijuana Flats dishes shout straight-up Tex-Mex. The atmosphere shouts “bright, loud and in your face,” says Regional Manager Matt Weekly. “We try to create a unique atmosphere with cool stuff on the walls, great music and great people working for us. … and we’ve got...

Noodles & Company seeks your help with its grand opening at University Place
UPDATED JUNE 23, 2015 Noodles & Company has a tradition that you should find tempting – how about giving away 300 free lunches to help launch its newest of 455-plus restaurants, right here in University City? Noodles & Company officially opens on July 3 at...

I-485’s debut in film and photos – including a trip around the Belt Loop in 74 seconds!
Hundreds of people attended Friday’s ribbon cutting for our final segment of I-485. Many more watched at nearby overpasses as the first stream of vehicles roared by. Want to relive the moment? We have compiled links to several videos and photos, including a 74-second...

I-485 reviews: Fantastic! Crazy! Grateful. Unbelievable! Shocked!
Talk about opening to rave reviews! Traffic began rolling Friday across University City on the last 5.7 miles of the 67-mile-long Charlotte Outer Belt. By Monday, people across University City were reveling in the sudden impact I-485 has made – in commutes, trips to...

Get ready for I-485 opening on Friday by driving nearby streets now
North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to open I-485 this Friday afternoon, June 5. The new interstate around Charlotte should significantly improve travel and commutes for University City and northeastern Charlotte residents, employers, workers and...

3 new bridges will help unite University City
Three new bridges will provide much needed connections across I-85 and the NC Railroad for pedestrians and cyclists as well as vehicles. Work will start this fall on the first of two I-85 bridges intended to link University Research Park to light-rail stations on...