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Popular Zoës Kitchen celebrates Mediterranean cuisine
The newest restaurant at The Arbors opened on Jan. 29 with a big crowd and full parking lot. Social media had done its magic, and many regulars at Zoës Kitchens elsewhere in Charlotte had come to enjoy their favorite Mediterranean-style entrees. The fast-growing chain...
BLE construction shifting into high gear on North Tryon
Motorists driving North Tryon Street south of the I-85 exit last weekend got their first real taste of the intense road reconstruction about to engulf our main thoroughfare through University City. Expect to encounter this level of work between Old Concord Road and...
University City events will help you get fit on foot, fast!
Four University City events over the next eight weeks will help you become a better person … or at least a more fit person! And if you sign up today (Jan. 27) for the first one, you can even save three bucks! We’re talking about the UNC Charlotte 49er Gold Rush 5K Run...
Nextdoor social-media service is opening neighborhood doors across University City
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...
Creating a better park – UNC Charlotte, UCP and Mecklenburg seek innovative ideas
University City Partners, UNC Charlotte and Mecklenburg’s parks department have launched a partnership that may lead to innovative new parks both here and across the county. Graduate urban-design students also will benefit as they take on the challenge of adding...
Cross-Charlotte Trail has long path to completion, but we’ll see some of it sooner
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...
Work to start this year on 2 additions to our greenway network
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...