Category Archives: Laveen News

Jun 12 2019

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HeroZona back-to-school event set for July 27 at South Mountain Community College

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 wil...

Jun 03 2019

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Free breakfasts and lunches ALL SUMMER at Laveen schools

School might be out, but Laveen schools are serving FREE breakfast and lunch to all kids all summer! In addition, both our local high schools, Cesar Chavez and Betty Fairfax are part of a similar program in the Phoenix Union High School District. Children 18 years and younger may join us throughout ...

Oct 01 2017

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Laveen Lions plan annual car show; seek new members

Rose Tring © www.finditinLaveen.com The Laveen Lions Club, an international community service organization with local chapters worldwide, is preparing for one of its largest annual events, the Heritage Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbin...

May 01 2017

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Northbound 59th Avenue closed starting May 3 for Loop 202 work

Arizona Department of Transportation PHOENIX – A stretch of northbound 59th Avenue approaching Interstate 10 will be closed for several days starting Wednesday, May 3, for the relocation of a city of Phoenix sewer line. The work is part of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s project to build ...

Jan 17 2017

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Freeway work continues as 9th Circuit denies legal challenge

PRESS RELEASE from ADOT on Jan. 17, 2017: PHOENIX – Construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the Gila River Indian Community’s motion for an injunction pending appeal. The order, released Friday, means work can proceed ...

Jan 06 2017

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What our community leaders predict for 2017

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 ...

Dec 21 2016

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ADOT says South Mountain Freeway construction to begin in 2017

PHOENIX – Construction scheduled to start early next year on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway may not be as visual as the 22 miles of uninterrupted asphalt to come, but each task lays a foundation for completing this link between the West Valley and East Valley by the end of 2019. Along the free...

Sep 08 2016

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Wittmann Wins Summer Trout Challenge

This article first appeared in the September issue of the South Mountain District News From the time Bill Wittmann was a little boy he’s been pretty much been obsessed with fishing. He spends most of his summers escaping the Valley heat to try his hand at various fishing locales near Greer. This sum...

May 20 2016

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Dunkin’ Donut donating to benefit fallen police officer

Laveen – Dunkin’ Donuts will be supporting the family of fallen police officer, David Glasser, whose died Thursday after injuries while on-duty and responding to a burglary call in Laveen, according to an announcement made Friday by the company. To assist the family, the Dunkin’ Donuts locat...

May 06 2016

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Residents, leaders push for public safety funding

The City of Phoenix is deep into the process of conducting its annual budget hearings for the proposed $1.22 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 that includes a potential $50 more a year in property taxes for homeowners. But Laveen residents are clamoring for more attention to public ...

Apr 07 2016

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New tenants on Baseline; openings this month

This article appears in the April 7 print issue of the South Mountain District News Beauty and Business matches vendors and businesses Two Laveen women have launched a business to help other businesses and small vendors make a splash in the community. Jessica Cummings started Beauty and Busin...

Apr 05 2016

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Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening features free donuts

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 r...

Mar 23 2016

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Fairfax student name state poetry champ

Hunter Hazelton, a senior at Betty Fairfax High School was named 2016 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Champion at the state finals competition held on March 11, 2016 at the downtown Phoenix studios of Arizona PBS. As State Champion, Hazelton will represent Arizona at the 11th annual Poetry Out Loud Na...

Mar 15 2016

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Laveen Residents Re-Launching Neighborhood Patrol

(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 rep...

Jan 19 2016

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Laveen Village Voice: Countdown to parade and barbecue

In less than a month we celebrate our agrarian heritage with the Laveen Community Parade on Feb. 6 and the Annual Laveen Pit Barbecue on Feb. 21. Hundreds of community volunteers, local business and local leaders pitch in thousands of hours to make these events enjoyable successful. “Laveen is a uni...

Jan 05 2016

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City and community leaders predict growth, freeway in 2016

As the dust settles on 2015, residents in South Mountain and Laveen Villages can say goodbye to a year of transition and welcome 2016, the year of inevitable and dramatic transformation for their community, from added police officers to the first stages of construction on the South Mountain Freeway....

Dec 15 2015

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Laveen Village Voice: Community says goodbye to Laveen activist

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 Wat...

Dec 03 2015

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Muslim Community Building Mosque in Laveen

Members of the Muslim community in Laveen are building a 3,000-square-foot masjid at the southeast corner of Dobbins Road and 51st Avenue on county land near the Laveen Post Office. Naveed Ahmed, a board member and treasurer for the Islamic Center of Laveen, said the facility will give nearly 500 fa...

Dec 03 2015

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SMCC, Ahwatukee Chamber Launching Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Rose Tring for the South Mountain District News Eight aspiring business leaders of the future are getting their starts this month as members of the inaugural class of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, sponsored by the Ahwatukee Chamber Community Foundation and South Mountain Community College. “We’re...

Oct 01 2015

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O’odham and Supporters Protest Meeting of South Mountain Freeway Bidders

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Category Archives: Laveen News

HeroZona back-to-school event set for July 27 at South Mountain Community College

Free breakfasts and lunches ALL SUMMER at Laveen schools

Laveen Lions plan annual car show; seek new members

Northbound 59th Avenue closed starting May 3 for Loop 202 work

Freeway work continues as 9th Circuit denies legal challenge

What our community leaders predict for 2017

ADOT says South Mountain Freeway construction to begin in 2017

Wittmann Wins Summer Trout Challenge

Dunkin’ Donut donating to benefit fallen police officer

Residents, leaders push for public safety funding

New tenants on Baseline; openings this month

Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening features free donuts

Fairfax student name state poetry champ

Laveen Residents Re-Launching Neighborhood Patrol

Laveen Village Voice: Countdown to parade and barbecue

City and community leaders predict growth, freeway in 2016

Laveen Village Voice: Community says goodbye to Laveen activist

Muslim Community Building Mosque in Laveen

SMCC, Ahwatukee Chamber Launching Young Entrepreneurs Academy

O’odham and Supporters Protest Meeting of South Mountain Freeway Bidders

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