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Vance Cougars 9-1 and hoping for much more!
Friday night lights will shine extra bright this weekend in Governors Village, as the playoffs-bound 9-1 Vance High Cougars celebrate Seniors Night with a battle against the 7-3 Hough High Huskies. Both teams come off of victories, including Vance's 75-8 thrashing of...
The Vance Cougar Marching Band will blow you away!
Halftime means Showtime! for the Vance Cougar Marching Band and its Ladies of Elegance Dance Line. And, hey, what a show! "Eye-catching dance moves, catchy chants, and bob-your-head, rock-your-body music that gets into your soul," says its director. Catch the next...
Charlotte bonds ‘16 – How they can help University City
Besides choosing who'll fill many political offices and judgeships, Charlotte voters are deciding whether to approve municipal bonds for transportation, housing and infrastructure. If the bonds pass, University City will benefit in several ways, including a key I-85...
Bonds will make safer places for people on J.W. Clay Blvd
JW Clay Boulevard, the main road through the retail-residential development of University Place, is not welcoming to people on foot or bicycle. That will change, if voters approve the 2016 Charlotte municipal transportation bonds on the Nov. 8 ballot. This video from...
2016 city bonds include funding to build I-85 bridge
The 2016 Charlotte bond referendum includes money to build a new bridge between University Research Park and University Place at Doug Mayes Place. In this new video from University City Partners, learn how this bridge will help connect our business district and...
What future awaits at Tom Hunter Road transit station?
Picture North Tryon Street at Tom Hunter Road: Gas station, post office, small strip center, old apartments and a car dealer, right? Now imagine a place so dynamic, people will ride our future light-rail train there just for fun, food and maybe a good book! Sound...
UNC Charlotte expanding service to Hispanic community
A two-year program just announced by UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services will help address health disparities among Charlotte’s Hispanic community. A graduate assistant will provide health-risk screenings, exercise programs and other services through...