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Speakers tell City Council: Approve the University City Area Plan Update
The long process to update a development plan for our transit stations moved closer to completion on Monday as City Council heard strong public support to adopt the University City Area Plan update. “This will be critical in linking the university to nearby employment...
Get your Green on with 2 weekend plant sales and new farmers market!
University City celebrates its love of all things green (including UNC Charlotte) with three truly green events in the next 9 days: Plant sales on Friday and Saturday at UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Garden and the CPCC Cato Campus; and a new farmers market opening April...
Summer camps abound at the Y and the “U”
Some of us remember way back in the 1990s when the University City YMCA launched its first summer camp at the Mallard Creek Church barbecue site. Times sure have changed, and University City families are the big winners. We are blessed with a wide diversity in summer...
On April 13, tell City Council what you think of UC Area Plan Update
A key step in getting the biggest bang for our $1.1 billion light-rail bucks will take place next Monday, April 13, at the Charlotte City Council meeting – and you can have a part. You are invited to address the city council in person about proposed updates to the...
Upcoming events in University City
Featured 49ers vs. NC State tonight (March 31) at BB&T Ballpark in Uptown Charlotte – First ever college baseball game in Charlotte’s new ballpark. We beat NC State 1-0 on Feb. 27. Game time is 6:05 pm. TICKETS Spring Lakeside Concerts Free lakeside concerts 6-9...
Businesses, students finding each other via university internships and co-ops
UNC Charlotte’s Spring Career Expo on April 10 will draw 200 companies from Apple to ZOOM Energy, most seeking talented students for summer and full-time positions. Yet many area businesses from TIAA-CREF to campus-based C5 Insight already have promising 49’ers in...
University’s botanical gardens beckon with spring plant sale and native beauty
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...