Page Visitors: 793 With temperatures setting records over the past week, we see an increased incidence of heat related injury. One of the deadliest conditions a pet may encounter in this environment is heat stroke. The normal temperature for a dog is roughly 101.5 degrees (F), but this may vary about 1 degree in either […]
Fairfax High adds safety measures as school starts
Page Visitors: 1,706 By Rose Tring For the South Mountain District News Anticipating renewed community concern about safety as school begins this week, educators and staff at Betty H. Fairfax High School are ready with multiple preparations to keep the Laveen campus safe including new security shelters at the three entrances, rewards for positive behavior, […]
Laveen Village Voice: Backpack drive gets 50 donations
Page Visitors: 745 About a dozen local businesses donated time and services to Laveen’s first Back to School Backpack Drive and Family Fun Night on July 26 at the Laveen Education Center. Participants at the event received certificates for free haircuts for children ages 5-12 with the donation of a new backpack. There was a […]
Laveen Village Voice: New businesses coming to Laveen along Baseline Road
Page Visitors: 7,508 Several new businesses are under construction along the Baseline Road corridor between 51st and 55th avenues. Developer Michael Moreines with DPR Realty shared with us a graphic showing where the new business will be and which ones are leased to specific tenants. Among the new kids on the block are KFC (near […]
Businesses organize backpack drive and family fun night
Page Visitors: 663 Stop by next Sunday, July 26 with a new backpack to help out kids in Laveen. A group of small business owners in the community, led by Eleanor Palmer, owner at Ellaments Salon, have organized a backpack drive to benefit students in the Laveen Elementary School District. There will be music and […]
Laveen Village Voice: Community rallies for newborn baby
Page Visitors: 753 Laveen native Patricia Valdez, her husband and children found themselves in a scary place in May when mom’s brain surgery caused the early arrival of their daughter, Austyne. A group of strangers in the Laveen community learned of the family’s plight and got together, made a few plans and then threw a […]
More than 250 new citizens sworn in at South Mountain Community College
Page Visitors: 637 Several hundred family members gathered this morning at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix to welcome more than 250 new U.S. Citizens. For the 27th consecutive year, immigration and U.S. District Court officials have coordinated with the community college and leaders in the South Mountain/Laveen villages to swear in new citizens on […]
Freeway to bring needed development to Laveen
Page Visitors: 1,166 Just as state transportation representatives began the first steps in starting construction on the long-anticipated Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project, negotiating with property owners along the route and taking soil samples, opponents filed a lawsuit on environmental grounds seeking to stop the work. Many members of the nearby Gila River […]
Laveen Village Voice: Social media reunites lost dog with owner
Page Visitors: 1,950 What started as a frolic in the fields of her father’s home near Estrella and 51st Avenue, turned in to three days of anguish for Dinahlee Ochoa, 21, a lifelong resident of Laveen, and Coco, her 4-year-old Shih Tzu. But thanks to the power of social media and a community’s love for […]
Transportation plans brightening economic prospects in Laveen, South Phoenix
Page Visitors: 628 The South Mountain District News recently printed an article about a $30 billion light rail plan that voters will get the chance to decide this summer. The article written by Patty McCormac notes that the plan is about much more than just extending light rail, which many argue will alleviate freeway congestion and […]