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Hundreds come to hear details of road, rail and light-rail projects
Thursday’s transportation update meeting drew perhaps 200 people to Newell Presbyterian Church to hear the latest details regarding $1.5 billion in road, rail and light-rail facilities under construction now or soon in University City. Staff gave quick summaries and...
New radiation therapy center blends high-tech and human touch at CMC-University
Carolinas HealthCare System’s Levine Cancer Institute recently opened its newest Radiation Therapy Center at CMC-University. We have facts about the $9.75 million facility on our website. Here’s what you really need to know: Thanks to lessons learned elsewhere across...
Get the latest on our many road, rail and transit projects at July 31 meeting
Get the latest news on our many road and rail projects on July 31 at Newell Presbyterian Church. Staff from city and state road, rail and transit departments will give updates and answer questions starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will cover projects ranging from...
Leaders in retail, real estate and development join University City Partners Board of Advisors
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...
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...
Four days of July 4 festivities right here in University City!
No one does July 4 celebrations better than University City. Remember our nation’s birth with: An authentic small-town parade and 2-day festival in Harrisburg. Three big fireworks shows. Our deadly Revolutionary War skirmish within musket shot of present-day IKEA....
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...