Miles for Change in Laveen is a walking and running group that gets together Mondays at 5 p.m. to walk and run along the Laveen Canal.
Turning plans into profits: Effective strategies for small business growth
Page Visitors: 63 In business, the ambition of any astute entrepreneur extends beyond just staying afloat; it aims for robust growth. We’re not talking about modest increases. We mean explosive expansion that catapults an enterprise into a dominant position in its industry. So, how can you transition from merely operating to truly flourishing? In this […]
Southern Avenue to reopen next month in Laveen
Page Visitors: 942 Article submitted by ADOT PHOENIX – After moving more than 450,000 cubic yards of earth, enough to fill up 150 Olympic-size swimming pools, construction on the Southern Avenue traffic interchange for the South Mountain Freeway remains on track to reopen Southern next month between 61st Avenue and 64th Place in Laveen. The […]
Kona Ice targets local market; Laveen woman certified for light therapy
Page Visitors: 876 Kona Ice Offering Deals to South Phoenix/Laveen Customers Michelle and Kirk Davis recently opened Kona Ice of South Phoenix, a food truck with flashing lights that serves premium shaved ice products (made from real fruit) while playing music. Kona Ice also has a reputation for being a strong community supporter with fundraising […]
Spring training has roots in South Phoenix
Page Visitors: 1,019 Nothing says spring in Arizona quite like the smell of hotdogs and the steady, rhythmic sound of a solid sphere smacking into the leather pocket of a baseball glove or the crack of a bat as your favorite team warms up on the field. Like hiking South Mountain and climbing Piestewa Peak, […]
2016 home prices in Laveen, S. Phoenix up significantly
Page Visitors: 1,137 This article first appeared in the February 2017 print edition of the South Mountain District News. For 2016, home prices in South Phoenix and Laveen galloped ahead with double-digit increases for all three ZIP codes in South Phoenix and a 9 percent price increase for homes sold in Laveen. Home prices in […]
What our community leaders predict for 2017
Page Visitors: 997 This article first appeared in the January edition of the South Mountain District News. Community leaders say 2017 will be a year of many positive changes for the suburban community that takes pride in a rural atmosphere set against the backdrop of South Mountain. From an improved housing market to more retail, […]
New businesses opening in Laveen by 2017
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 […]
Mighty Laveen Post office marks 103 years of service
Page Visitors: 1,317 This article first appeared in the October SMDN For Laveen residents, the juxtaposition of rural farmland with urban infrastructure generates a folksy ambiance and homey atmosphere characteristic of living in this Phoenix suburb. Nowhere is that downhome feeling paired with more efficiency than at the tiny, but mighty, Laveen Post Office that […]