Page Visitors: 881 Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening of its first Laveen location at 5225 W. Baseline Road, Suite #104 (51st Avenue and Baseline Road) takes place Saturday, April 16. To celebrate, the first 100 guests in line at the restaurant on April 16 will receive one free traditional donut. As an added bonus, the restaurant will continue […]
Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen
Page Visitors: 1,060 (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 […]
Laveen Village Voice: Community says goodbye to Laveen activist
Page Visitors: 1,175 One of Laveen’s most active residents and staunchest community supporters announced last month that she would be moving to Henderson, Nevada due to her husband’s career. Stefany Scovell served for more than six years on the Village Planning Committee and was a founder of the Laveen Meadows Block Watch. Scovell also was […]
Laveen vet offers tips for pet hydration during record heat
Page Visitors: 800 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 […]
Laveen Village Voice: New businesses coming to Laveen along Baseline Road
Page Visitors: 7,526 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 […]
Freeway to bring needed development to Laveen
Page Visitors: 1,171 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 […]