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New Madras Cafe offers vegetarian dishes only
University City's diverse population includes many people with ties to India and Pakistan, as our our growing variety of restaurants and grocery stores attest. Madras Cafe, which opened last fall near University Research Park, adds an all-vegetarian Indian-Pakistani...
Food Truck Wednesdays at Residence Inn
Bring your appetite to Residence Inn by Marriott at 8503 N. Tryon Street from 6-8 Wednesday, May 10, for the start of Food Truck Wednesdays - an every-other-Wednesday promotion through June 21. Spoon’s Barbecue Truck will provide the eats this week. Residence Inn will...
LYNX transitions – new restaurants, leases and retail renovation
With the LYNX light-rail line set to open next spring, businesses along University City’s North Tryon Street corridor are busy preparing for a new wave of commuters and customers riding the rails between UNC Charlotte, Uptown and beyond. Here are the latest headlines...
Let’s toast 1st University City Wine Fest!
By Darlene Heater The inaugural Wine Vault University City Wine Fest on April 22 at University Place was a spectacular event for our community. By the end of the day, we were all laughing, enjoying amazing vino, feasting on mouthwatering food from our sponsor...
YMCA invites us all to Healthy Kids Day
Keith Family YMCA invites you and your family to Charge into Summer from 10 to 2 Saturday, April 29, at the Y’s Healthy Kids Day. This free family event will feature games, bounce houses, a bike safety rodeo, Bollywood fitness dancing, a free raffle and much more - on...
Camino Center director to be honored
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and the Charlotte International Cabinet have named Wendy Mateo-Pascual, executive director of the Camino Community Center, their 2017 recipient of the Global Leader Award. Mateo-Pascual is being honored for her “strong leadership in...
3 chances to get updates on LYNX and street projects
Charlotte will hold three meetings May 2-4 to share progress and answer questions on the LYNX Blue Line Extension, scheduled to start operation next March. City and state staff will have information about transportation improvements near transit stations including new...