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Here’s your chance to shape Charlotte’s next bike plan
Charlotte created its current Bicycle Master Plan in 2008 – ancient history in the evolution of post-auto transportation. A new plan is nearing completion, and transportation planners want YOU to look it over and tell them what you think of their “blueprint for an...
LYNX updates: New investments and delayed start date
If you follow the LYNX Blue Line Extension project, you’ve already heard the news: Light-rail service to Center City is now set to begin next March rather than this August. But did you know that March 2018 has been the required delivery date all along? And have you...
Learn about light rail’s past and future at March 2 event
Where has light rail brought Charlotte since it began in 2007? Where are we headed as University City’s line opens this summer? Get answers at the March 2 presentation, “Charlotte’s Light Rail: 10 Years of Change,” featuring Darlene Heater, executive director of...
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens offering 5 ways to enjoy nature!
UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens have always been a beautiful place to visit. This spring, they’ll also be musical, tasty, fragrant and educational! Five events between now and late April will give you a new appreciation for this 10-acre green oasis in the heart of...
Get tickets now for first ever University City Wine Fest!
The first ever University City Wine Fest takes place April 22 on the lake and boardwalk at the Shoppes at University Place. More than 100 wines will be available to sample, plus guests can talk with wine experts, stroll the boardwalk, meet local artisans, shop and...
Belgate shopping center adding Outback Steakhouse, more retail space
The expansive Belgate retail and residential development continues to grow. Work will start this spring on an Outback Steakhouse, and by late spring or summer on two retail buildings near I-85. DDR, which owns and manages the center, plans to add two multi-tenant...
Grocery chain featuring Indian and Pakistani food plans NC 49 store
One of University City’s “historic” buildings may be getting a new life as a grocery store. Suvidha INDO-PAK Groceries has taken out a building permit to renovate the longtime home of Gus’s Original Forty-Niner, at 10008 University City Blvd. just east of Mallard...