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Hungry? 3 more reasons to head to University Place!
Dining choices are growing rapidly at University Place with the recent opening of City Barbecue and Pei Wei Asian Grill. Fans of Ninety's Ice Cream and Sandwiches will be happy to hear that the longtime restaurant has reopened after a major remodeling. And more...
Investors buy former Allstate offices, while developers propose entertainment district
A recent property sale and new rezoning request signal continued business interest in the coming LYNX light-rail line. Arkansas investors have bought a 1970s office building and 35 acres on McCullough Drive for $12.3 million. The three-story building, vacant since...
Two new tastes to try in University City
Two of our summer interns, Michyla Greene and Shima Elbashir, recently visited two new restaurants as our treat. Of course there is no such thing as a free lunch (a great lesson to learn sooner rather than later, right?). We asked our interns to take notes and write...
Q&A with Topgolf Director of Charlotte Operations Clayton Stanley
By Clayton Stanley, Topgolf director of operations – Charlotte. We look forward to bringing Topgolf entertainment and recreation to University City. Want show your support for Topgolf? Click Here We are so excited that Topgolf is finally here in...
City invites us to help shape I-85 “gateway” bridge
City planners unveiled a radically different type of bridge for I-85 last week - one that will have separate lanes for bikes, extra-wide sidewalk, and a signature design to tell motorists, "You have arrived in Charlotte and University City." You can see the plans...
Does soccer-stadium deferral mean money for greenways? Not yet.
Efforts to restore several park and greenway projects to Mecklenburg County’s five-year capital-improvement plan - including the paving of a gravel stretch of Mallard Creek Greenway - got indirect support on Monday. County commissioners voted to approve the $1.7...
Commissioners hear plea to pave Mallard Creek Greenway
There's still time to ask our County Board to recommit to funding the paving of Mallard Creek Greenway's gravel stretch through University Research Park. The board, which held its budget hearing on Monday, will finalize the operating and capital-improvement budgets on...