Page Visitors: 0 Join The Silver Pony for a night to remember as New Destiny is bringing the funk, soul, R&B, and dancing all night long! A night of live music you won’t forget. WHEN: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. June 20 WHERE: The Silver Pony, 620 W Dobbins Road, Phoenix, AZ 85041
Lifelong South Mountain resident raising up community by raising fish
Page Visitors: 8 By Tom Brecke South x South Mountain (This article first published in March 2024 in the South X South Mountain online news). You can’t blame Dr. George Brooks for being partial to the ground in the South Mountain area. After all, he’s spent his entire life on the southside of Phoenix. And […]
South Mountain Café Adds Latin Twist to Fusion Flavors
Page Visitors: 986 South Phoenix native Jose Zacarias Jr. opened his South Mountain Café in July 2016, and in the months since the eclectic menu debuted under the guidance of his father, Executive Chef Jose Zacaraias Sr., fans from South Phoenix and Laveen have been telling others about what they consider a local treasure. Taking […]
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, […]
Habitat for Humanity raising funds to help more families
Page Visitors: 827 This article first appeared in the February edition of the South Mountain District News. Imagine losing your husband to an exhausting and expensive battle with cancer, then losing your job and finally losing the house you had bought and made into a home with him and your two children. “It’s not something […]
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 […]
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 […]