University Place NewsLocal news for University Place (Charlotte, NC) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tax district may grow- January 27, 2008 "I think all the owners in the park would like to see a vibrant park" University City Partners, the organization that promotes the area's business core, hopes to double the territory it represents.UCP will brief the Charlotte City Council on Monday about its desire to add University Research Park and several adjoining properties next summer to the group's municipal service district.The council, which must approve any changes, is expected to vote Feb. 11 on whether to authorize a study of the...http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-university-place/2008/01/tax-district-may-grow?from... Flavor of the Neighborhood: Opening the Vault for elbow room- January 20, 2008 "We always thought it would be good" Patience has paid off for Wine Vault owner Tim Wallace.After years of waiting to expand, he recently acquired the space next door.Now he is putting the finishing touches on a large room where customers can linger over wine, beer and good conversation.Think of it as Starbucks for people finished with the day's caffeine.Or as a climate-controlled alternative to the Wine Vault's popular sidewalk tables -- crowded on warm summer evenings but empty on frigid...http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-university-place/2008/01/flavor-of-the-neighborhood... Terraces at University Place: a slice of the city' near Uncc- January 6, 2008 "He'd probably get an apartment above the restaurant if he could" The tangy aroma of pizza fresh out of a 550-degree stone oven wafted through J. Pasta's and Pizza near UNC Charlotte.Observer photographer David Foster III and I folded the thin crusts so the cheese couldn't escape.Then we lifted and ...'Be careful not to burn your mouths,' cautioned owner Frank Manis.But we bit anyway into the steaming dark crust, then pulled away the strings of mozzarella that stretched from crust to lips.Cook.http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-university-place/2008/01/terraces-at-university-pla... House of Jazz settles into new home- January 5, 2008 "There is a starving market out there for jazz" A new year finds The House of Jazz in a new home.The restaurant-jazz club, formerly in uptown Charlotte, reopened Dec. 14 near University Place, in the former Copeland's of New Orleans restaurant building.Owner Ronnie DeLapp said that his new location drew more than 1,800 patrons in its first five days of operation.'We have had a tremendous turnout,' he said. 'We had nice support from the hotels and a lot of walk-in traffic.'Jazz guitarist James..http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-university-place/2008/01/house-of-jazz-settles-into... |