Page Visitors: 2,061 A microburst of new retail – mainly national and local chain food stores – rained down on Laveen during the second half of 2016 with developers and planners predicting a steady outpouring of new development proposals coming in 2017. Multiple new eateries joined LA Fitness at the corner of 51st Avenue and […]
CrossFit, Comfy Pets offer November classes
Page Visitors: 1,004 The following news briefs appear in today’s print edition of the South Mountain District News Broadway Road opens between 43rd and 51st in Laveen With road projects tying up traffic along Dobbins Road and Southern Avenue, the opening late last month of this extension may relieve a little of the east/west morning […]
ADOT announces legal win in South Mountain Freeway
Page Visitors: 1,070 This press release was sent out by ADOT on Thursday, Oct. 27. South Mountain Freeway remains on track with latest court ruling Direct link between East Valley and West Valley scheduled to open in 2019 PHOENIX – Work on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the U.S. District […]
Free dog safety program, backpack drive and discounts top July business news
Page Visitors: 2,469 Free kids program on dog safety set for July 18 Teri Ann Tate, owner of Laveen-based Comfy Pets of AZ, and Amy Williams, a dog and equine trainer with Mesa-based All 4 Paws Training, are teaming up to offer a free children’s program on dog safety at Cesar Chavez Library in Laveen. […]
Scooptacular celebrates 6th anniversary on May 4
Page Visitors: 1,251 It’s been six years since Laveen residents Nindi and Carissa Wadhwa decided to take a chance as small business owners and launched Scooptacular, their now popular local ice cream shop and known for its award-winning homemade flavors. While plans are still evolving for next month’s celebration, the Wadhwas and Scooptacular intend to […]
First-quarter home prices up in Laveen, South Phoenix
Page Visitors: 826 (This article first appeared in the April 2016 print edition of the South Mountain District News) The average sales price of existing homes continued to rise throughout Laveen and the South Mountain areas of Phoenix during the first quarter of 2016, which ended March 31. Compared with the same time period […]
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 […]
Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen
Page Visitors: 1,050 (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 […]
Business Briefs: Liberty Mutual app eases claim process
Page Visitors: 1,063 Liberty Mutual app makes claims easier to process Gabriel Felix, a Laveen resident since 2007 and an insurance agent for Liberty Mutual, recommends reviewing homeowners and renters insurance policies before a burglary to make sure they are covered in the case of theft. “Knowing your coverage limits and deductible is very important information to […]
Laveen Village Voice: Backpack drive gets 50 donations
Page Visitors: 744 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 […]