Category Archives: News

Jun 18 2019

Rose Tring

Celebrate trail opening on June 28 at Desert Foothills Trailhead

Ribbon cutting set for 9:30 a.m. June 28 for Desert Foothills Trailhead at South Mountain Park.

Feb 07 2017

Rose Tring

Habitat for Humanity raising funds to help more families

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 some...

Nov 03 2016

Rose Tring

CrossFit, Comfy Pets offer November classes

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 th...

Feb 11 2016

Rose Tring

Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen

(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 i...

Jan 05 2016

Rose Tring

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

Rose Tring

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

Rose Tring

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

Rose Tring

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

Rose Tring

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

To ready more about the protest, visit Akimel O’odham Youth Collective’s Blog

Sep 14 2015

Rose Tring

Residents say lousy drivers are worst traffic issue in Laveen

Whether it is rude drivers or four-lane thoroughfares that abruptly drop to two lanes, residents in Laveen find plenty to say about driving in the rapidly developing urban village. The South Mountain District News asked residents to sound off on the topic and more than 80 people responded with what ...

Sep 02 2015

Rose Tring

Laveen Village Voice: Scouts and 4-H Geared Toward Helping Community

In growing children into responsible adults who care about their communities, parents look to many different resources. Here in Laveen, there are several youth organizations geared toward helping our community’s young people achieve that goal. Two prominent ones are: 4-H (for children ages 5-...

Aug 19 2015

Rose Tring

Phoenix Union board names interim superintendent from South Phoenix

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Union Governing Board unanimously named Dr. Chad Gestson Interim Superintendent to replace Dr. Kent P. Scribner, who is the sole finalist for the Fort Worth, TX Independent School District superintendent. The announcement was made at a special board meeting, Tuesday evening....

Aug 16 2015

Rose Tring

Fairfax High adds safety measures as school starts

By Rose Tring For the South Mountain District News Anticipating renewed community concern about safety as school begins this week, educators and staff at Betty H. Fairfax High School are ready with multiple preparations to keep the Laveen campus safe including new security shelters at the three entr...

Aug 12 2015

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Laveen Village Voice: Raffle to raise funds for special needs riding program

Rider’s Ranch in Laveen is selling tickets in a Riding for Success fundraiser to benefit their Equine Assisted Life Skills Program, which helps at-risk and low-income youth in the community. Owner Melissa Rider said that Equine Assisted Programs are nationally known for their success in helping yout...

Aug 10 2015

Rose Tring

Laveen Village Voice: Backpack drive gets 50 donations

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...

Aug 07 2015

Rose Tring

Laveen Village Voice: New businesses coming to Laveen along Baseline Road

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...

Jul 18 2015

Rose Tring

Businesses organize backpack drive and family fun night

Stop by next Sunday, July 26 with a new backpack to help out kids in Laveen. A group of small business owners in the community, led by Eleanor Palmer, owner at Ellaments Salon, have organized a backpack drive to benefit students in the Laveen Elementary School District. There will be music and dance...

Jul 03 2015

Rose Tring

More than 250 new citizens sworn in at South Mountain Community College

Several hundred family members gathered this morning at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix to welcome more than 250 new U.S. Citizens. For the 27th consecutive year, immigration and U.S. District Court officials have coordinated with the community college and leaders in the South Mountain/L...

Jun 10 2015

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Realtors discuss impact of South Mountain Freeway on Laveen property

When the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project links Laveen to the rest of the Valley, local Realtors predict an uptick in Laveen home prices, which were some of the state’s most devastated after the housing market collapse in 2007. “The 202 South Mountain Freeway will offer new growth oppor...

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Category Archives: News

Celebrate trail opening on June 28 at Desert Foothills Trailhead

Habitat for Humanity raising funds to help more families

CrossFit, Comfy Pets offer November classes

Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen

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

Residents say lousy drivers are worst traffic issue in Laveen

Laveen Village Voice: Scouts and 4-H Geared Toward Helping Community

Phoenix Union board names interim superintendent from South Phoenix

Fairfax High adds safety measures as school starts

Laveen Village Voice: Raffle to raise funds for special needs riding program

Laveen Village Voice: Backpack drive gets 50 donations

Laveen Village Voice: New businesses coming to Laveen along Baseline Road

Businesses organize backpack drive and family fun night

More than 250 new citizens sworn in at South Mountain Community College

Realtors discuss impact of South Mountain Freeway on Laveen property

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