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 closure of Southern […]
Kona Ice targets local market; Laveen woman certified for light therapy
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 partnerships available. Michelle […]
Spring training has roots in South Phoenix
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, spending the afternoon […]
2016 home prices in Laveen, S. Phoenix up significantly
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 Laveen increased from […]
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 more retail, leaders said we […]
New businesses opening in Laveen by 2017
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 Baseline Road in […]
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 the east/west morning commute. Named “Segment […]
Mighty Laveen Post office marks 103 years of service
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 sits just south […]
ADOT recaps recent public meetings on freeway
Oct. 14 press release from ADOT South Mountain Freeway design meetings draw big crowds, important input Hundreds pose questions, provide feedback on design plans PHOENIX – Nearly 800 people attended three public meetings on preliminary design plans for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, providing input and asking questions that will guide final design of […]
Laveen shows strong turnout to freeway design meeting
This article first appeared in the October 2016 SMDN About 200 community members turned out in late September to get their first look at design plans for the 22-mile South Mountain Freeway that will travel through Laveen at about 61st Avenue. There was more than one pair of overalls and several cowboy hats dotting the […]