Dining choices are growing rapidly at University Place with the recent opening of City Barbecue and Pei Wei Asian Grill. Fans of Ninety's Ice Cream and Sandwiches will be happy to hear that the longtime restaurant has reopened after a major remodeling. And more...
Economic Development
Investors buy former Allstate offices, while developers propose entertainment district
A recent property sale and new rezoning request signal continued business interest in the coming LYNX light-rail line. Arkansas investors have bought a 1970s office building and 35 acres on McCullough Drive for $12.3 million. The three-story building, vacant since...
Q&A with Topgolf Director of Charlotte Operations Clayton Stanley
By Clayton Stanley, Topgolf director of operations – Charlotte. We look forward to bringing Topgolf entertainment and recreation to University City. Want show your support for Topgolf? Click Here We are so excited that Topgolf is finally here in...
City invites us to help shape I-85 “gateway” bridge
City planners unveiled a radically different type of bridge for I-85 last week - one that will have separate lanes for bikes, extra-wide sidewalk, and a signature design to tell motorists, "You have arrived in Charlotte and University City." You can see the plans...
Global insurer AXA adding 550 workers at Innovation Park
Four years after opening its University City offices, global insurance company AXA announced on Tuesday, May 9, that it will add 550 jobs over the next five years to make Innovation Park its largest operations center in the U.S. “With this announcement, AXA affirmed...
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...
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...