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Group seeks our help stocking Governors Village ‘toolbox’
How can University City help 4,600 students excel? Nearly 100 business owners and residents invite you to help provide the answer. Their goal: Transform learning at the Governors Village of schools in URP. Their next step, on March 21: Pledge time, money and other...
Kasper’s Café will surprise and please
Kasper’s Café opened Jan. 3 on Prosperity Church Road. Window signs advertise burgers, catering and $6.99 lunch specials. But don’t judge this café by its neon. These burgers are Angus beef on fresh brioche. Reubens come with corned beef cooked in house. Dinners such...
New bike-ped path and Toby Creek Greenway extension will be worth the wait
University City’s network of greenways, bike lanes and bikeable sidewalks – already the region’s biggest – will soon get major additions with two notable enhancements. The 1.2-mile Toby Creek Greenway extension will include a stretch of concrete-topped walkway...
Crackin’ Crawfish Restaurant plans to raise the bar on fresh seafood
University City will soon add another “gastro-sensational” restaurant to our dining scene. Our community is home to many fantastic, cultural and international restaurants and Crackin' Crawfish is a new Louisiana-style seafood gig we are glad to welcome. Owners Mike...
UNCC’s entrepreneurial support is in the spotlight tonight on UNC-TV
UNC Charlotte has a powerful story to tell about nurturing entrepreneurs, and the right person to tell it in Ventureprise Director Paul Wetenhall. Tonight at 7:30 on UNC-TV, Wetenhall and colleagues will share how a young university’s vision three decades ago...
2013 in review: More than 2,000 jobs on way to University City
A strong year of growth announcements in University City ended with fireworks, as Electrolux announced that it would bring 810 more employees to its Major Appliances North America headquarters in University Research Park and add a six-story office building. Other...
2013 in review: Real-estate deals and new apartments heat up
University City saw several major property purchases, leases and rezonings plus extensive multifamily construction in 2013. Lincoln Harris in December bought a Tryon Street property zoned for 1 million square feet of offices. The long-vacant former Walmart property at...