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University City Partners welcomes new board members
University City Partners welcomes four new members to its board of directors, including two UNC Charlotte grads. Tracy Dodson with Lincoln Harris, John McAlister with Electrolux, Phil Nicholenko with TIAA and Jane Wu, founder of Carolina States Regional Center, have...
Spotlight shines on UNC Charlotte performances and exhibits
Some of the best offerings this fall on Charlotte's entertainment scene are right in our University City backyards, so to speak. Jazz master Charlie “Bird" Parker, pioneering choreographer Paul Taylor, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker and celebrated...
The sleeping giant awakens – Welcome back, 49ers!
Hellooo Niner Nation! Our university roars to life this week for the fall semester, with dozens of "Week Of Welcome" events from a chocolate binge to the 49,000 Water Balloons Fight, and plenty of good news. Enrollment tops 28,700. Belk College launches a new doctoral...
Retail experts share plans for IKEA, Concord Mills and University Place
Three experts in University's retail scene offered a glimpse of the future recently at the Charlotte Chamber University City Chapter's luncheon forum on retail trends. At IKEA, store manager Chris Nace looks forward to the coming of light-rail service and the...
Hear why Hugh McColl calls UNC Charlotte ‘hugely important’ to CLT
UNC Charlotte's Division of University Advancement has released a timely video by banking pioneer and longtime university booster Hugh McColl. You really should invest 70 seconds to watch it. McColl recently spoke to the Higher Education Works Foundation about how...
Local businesses, employees collecting supplies for our schools
Fourteen University City businesses and non-profits and their employees are collecting supplies this month for students AND teachers at seven schools serving University City. University City Connect, a coalition of businesses and non-profits dedicated to helping our...
University City’s light-rail transformation: The movie
Watch this brief video to learn about the retail changes under way around the LYNX light-rail station near University Place. When you've finished, be sure to TAKE OUR SURVEY of what you'd like to see here in the future. And share this with others, too.