HeroZona is gearing up for its 7th annual back-to-school event. (File photo from 2019 event, courtesy of HeroZona)
Laveen education
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HeroZona back-to-school event set for July 27 at South Mountain Community College

Page Visitors: 1,207 Arizona’s Largest Backpack Drive to Impact over 10,000 Families with School Supplies 7th Annual ‘Phoenix Tools 4 School’ Also Provides College Readiness Workshops to Students PHOENIX – In an effort to support local families with the cost of their kids returning to school, the HeroZona Foundation will host their 7th Annual ‘Phoenix […]

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South Mountain District News
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Baseline Corridor drawing renewed interest

Page Visitors: 1,619 This article appears in the April edition of the South Mountain District News Multiple economic factors are driving renewed interested along the Baseline Corridor in South Phoenix and Laveen, including plans to extend the city’s light rail system into the area by 2023 and the long-anticipated South Mountain Freeway to open in […]

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Laveen News
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Laveen Residents Re-Launching Neighborhood Patrol

Page Visitors: 756 (This article first appeared in the print edition of the South Mountain District News on March 7, 2016) After a six-year hiatus, Laveen residents are relaunching this month a Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol to drive through multiple neighborhoods at least once a month in an effort to deter crime and report suspicious activity. […]

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Sunset in Laveen, Arizona
Laveen real estate
Laveen real estate, News, South Mountain District News, South Phoenix Rose Tring

Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen

Page Visitors: 1,047 (This article appears in the February 2016 print  issue of the South Mountain District News) Home prices for existing homes rose throughout the South Mountain and Laveen village areas during 2015, a steady trend that local realtors predict will continue throughout 2016. “I like this kind of steady increase. It’s not only […]

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Light rail expansion into South Phoenix will ease commute for Laveen residents.
South Phoenix
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City expedites light rail extension into south Phoenix

Page Visitors: 1,717   (This article appears in the print edition of the South Mountain District News) PHOENIX – Affordable public transportation to jobs, schools, businesses, colleges, churches and downtown Phoenix, as well as increased opportunity for economic development  are among the reasons south Phoenix residents are celebrating the city’s January decision to expedite extending […]

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