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Clay Blvd light-rail station getting pedestrian bridge to campus
Work has begun on a pedestrian bridge between the future JW Clay Boulevard transit station and the UNC Charlotte campus. The $3.7 million project will include a structure with stairs on the southeast side of North Tryon Street and the walkway across the northbound...
Meet our summer interns, David McHenry and Megan Grinnell
Meet our new college interns, Megan Grinnell and David McHenry. David, a senior at UNC Charlotte, is pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing. Megan is majoring in business management at Anderson University with the goal of becoming an event planner. Both are spending...
International group honors researcher Pinku Mukherjee and Rack Room Shoes
A UNC Charlotte researcher and a University Research Park-based business have been honored for their contributions to our community. The Charlotte International Council recently honored Pinku Mukherjee for her innovative work on breast-cancer detection and treatment,...
UCP Board member Ron Kimble earns UNC Charlotte Distinguished Service Award
University City Partners board member Ron Kimble has always juggled many assignments. He's about to get much busier even as he receives well-deserved accolades for past accomplishments. On June 3, UNC Charlotte presented Kimble with its 2016 Distinguished Service...
New aerial photos show progress, opportunities along Blue Line Extension
The city of Charlotte sent a photographer aloft on June 7 to capture the progress along the 9.3-mile LYNX Blue Line Extension, under construction from uptown Charlotte to University City. The stunningly sharp photos offer great detail both of the transit line's...
UCP ‘s Darlene Heater is honored as 2016 Woman of the Year
And the Charlotte region's Woman of the Year is ... Yes, University City Partners Executive Director Darlene Heater! Heater received the honor on May 20 at The Mecklenburg Times's 50 Most Influential Women awards banquet in uptown Charlotte. "Huge Congratulations...
Arts-focused charter school relocating to University City
United Community School, a 2-year-old K-4 charter school with a focus on music and the arts, is relocating to new leased space at 1400 Suther Road on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas Church. The school is holding open houses at its new home at 10 am June 3 and 6:30 pm...