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2 weekends of crafts, food and fun in University City
University City will have not one but two spring festivals to enjoy over the next two weeks! Start with Spring Fling, 11-4 Saturday at the Shoppes at Worthington on Harris Boulevard. “It’ll be like a big block party,” says co-organizer Dominica Clementi. Then on May...

Innovation takes center stage Thursday at Charlotte Venture Challenge conference
If innovation, technology and the next big opportunity excite you, you need tickets for Thursday’s Charlotte Venture Challenge entrepreneurship conference. “Anyone who wants to see the most promising early stage companies or who wants to learn how entrepreneurs can...

Red Ventures expansion is latest URP good news
Red Ventures, the fast-growing on-line marketing and sales company, on Monday announced that it will bring an additional 580 marketing and tech jobs to its University Research Park facility at 1000 Louis Rose Place. The announcement is the latest in an impressive...

Focus on fitness puts Innovation Park in global ULI spotlight
People working at Innovation Park can exercise in a $1 million fitness center, take YMCA exercise classes, go for group walks and bike rides on free loaner bikes and attend monthly wellness seminars. Such health-promoting programs – and the surge in leases that have...

It’s April! That means free Thursday concerts at University Place!
Balmy April evenings have returned, and you know what that means – Free Thursday evening concerts return to the lake at University Place! These are great events for all ages, and the performances will be memorable. This Thursday from 6-9, Skate Rink Jukebox will rock...

So much to see, do, learn at UNC Charlotte Science & Tech Expo
More than 3,000 kids and adults filled the mall near UNC Charlotte’s student union last spring for the Science and Technology Expo. People should have twice the fun at this year’s Expo, 10-2 next Sunday, since there will be twice the activities! Robots, rockets and...

The focus is on fun at University City YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day
Remember when kids stayed healthy by riding bikes, climbing trees and jumping rope with friends? University City YMCA and several partners are bringing back that wholesome fun at the Healthy Kids Day Block Party, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 on the YMCA grounds. Kids can...