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New Belgate buildings to offer dining and more
Two retail buildings near IKEA in the Belgate shopping center will soon come to life with shops and restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill and AT&T authorized retailer Portables recently received building permits for their stores at 6925 University City Blvd. Four...
More businesses coming to University Place near LYNX
University Place is adding three businesses near North Tryon Street. Dunkin' Donuts and Cava Grill are under construction at The Pointe, the new retail area across JW Clay Boulevard from the LYNX light-rail parking deck. Work also has started on a Metro PCS corporate...
New trees and gardens add beauty to LYNX line
What a difference a year makes! Instead of orange construction barrels, autumn-orange trees line North Tryon Street near the JW Clay Boulevard transit station and parking deck. The trees and the newly planted shrubs, bulbs and grasses decorating the nearby median are...
Charlotte Kids Fest was fun-tastic success!
Clowns on stilts and unicycles, costumed superheroes, dancers and a tiny train for tots lent a carnival atmosphere to the first ever Charlotte Kids Fest at UNC Charlotte on Oct. 28. Dozens of displays and activities to stimulate young minds attracted a crowd to the...
New date for Mallard Creek Rd completion: 2019
The widened and realigned stretch of Mallard Creek Road under construction between West W.T. Harris Boulevard and North Graham Street should be substantially completed and open to traffic in 2019, a spokesman for the NC Department of Transportation told about 50...
Charlotte Kids Fest – so much fun and learning in 1 place!
With dozens of activities and performances for youngsters at Saturday's Charlotte Kids Fest, choosing which to attend could be daunting. One solution: focus your young ones' energy on one of our four action-packed zones: Create, Discover, Learn and Play. Here's a...
Day of the Dead Festival – A lively afternoon of arts, learning, fun
RESCHEDULED NOVEMBER 4TH 2-5PM Don't let the name turn you off. The Day of the Dead event at University Place on Sunday, Oct. 29, will be full of arts, history, music and fun, while paying homage to the historically rich ancient holiday still observed in many parts of...