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Our popular greenways keep growing!
Anyone who’s walked the Toby, Mallard and Clark’s Creek greenways knows how popular our 9-plus miles of creekside trails have become. Good news, all you walkers, joggers, cyclists and non-car commuters: We’re getting more, including a trail linking University Place...
Making sure that University City is Center Stage
If you ever heard the adage, “Out of sight is out of mind,” you will appreciate University City Partners’ need to stay connected. UCP staff members devote a lot of time and energy to attending meetings, doing presentations and telling the University City story while...
University City Blvd getting bike-ped “Pathway”
What do you get when you combine a bike path and a sidewalk? The answer is the 10-foot-wide University City Boulevard Pathway. Work will begin this summer on the multi-use path along Hwy. 49 from the main campus entrance to Mallard Creek Church Road, The first...
University City will be growing once again
Several rezonings on City Council’s agenda again indicate University City’s desirability as a place to do business. Two rezonings prepare station areas for the 2017 opening of the light-rail line. Another near IKEA makes room for businesses disrupted by the rail line....
Newest retail center opens near IKEA
Maybe it was the full-page ads in the Charlotte Observer or maybe it was the weeks of seeing those signs near IKEA, but business was booming as the first stores opened on May 2 at Belgate Shopping Center. For some, the lure was the promise of wine and food tastings in...
University Research Park enjoys its growth spurt
For a 45-year-old, the University Research Park is showing a lot of youthful vigor. Since January, the addition of an estimated two thousand jobs, around $100 million in new investment and the landing or expansion of nine firms were announced for the 2,200-acre park...
UNCC’s 20th doctorate targets healthcare future
UNC Charlotte has just added its 20th doctoral program – a nursing degree designed to help health-care leaders plan for an expected surge in patients, particularly people dealing with multiple diseases. The Doctor of Nursing Practice will begin next fall and be...