By Ryann Checchi Evolve PR & Marketing LAVEEN VILLAGE – Locally owned and operated Angry Crab Shack, a restaurant specializing in seafood boils with Asian-Cajun flavors and signature sauces, has opened a new location in Laveen at 35th & Southern avenues. The restaurant is open 3-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays […]
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 […]
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 safety needs for their community, something […]
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 Watch. Scovell also was an active administrator […]
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 opportunities for Laveen and the surrounding […]
Laveen Village Voice: Social media reunites lost dog with owner
What started as a frolic in the fields of her father’s home near Estrella and 51st Avenue, turned in to three days of anguish for Dinahlee Ochoa, 21, a lifelong resident of Laveen, and Coco, her 4-year-old Shih Tzu. But thanks to the power of social media and a community’s love for of animals, the […]
Transportation plans brightening economic prospects in Laveen, South Phoenix
The South Mountain District News recently printed an article about a $30 billion light rail plan that voters will get the chance to decide this summer. The article written by Patty McCormac notes that the plan is about much more than just extending light rail, which many argue will alleviate freeway congestion and make it easier […]