Deeply Rooted in Laveen’s Modern Rural Community

Photo shows Stephanie Hurd standing with Cesar Chavez Park in Laveen in the background.

By Tom Brecke South x South Mountain (This article first published in May 2024 in the South X South Mountain online news. Subcribe to the local newsletter here.) By Tom Brecke, South x South Mountain If you want to understand the heart and soul of Laveen, look no further than Stephanie Hurd. As an active […]

Angry Crab Shack opens location in Laveen at 35th & Southern

Angry Crab Shack, a locally owned restaurant group based in Mesa, opens in Laveen.

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 […]

Pie season arrives at Amadio Ranch, preorder now for Thanksgiving

Time to order Thanksgiving pies from Amadio Ranch in Laveen Village.

Add a homemade pie to the Thanksgiving menu without spending a minute in the kitchen by ordering now from Amadio Ranch, known Valleywide for their made-from-scratch pies and their organic, farm-grown produce. It’s a Thanksgiving tradition at the Laveen family-owned farm to bake thousands of pies in advance of Thanksgiving, sure to meet even the […]

First bridge girders placed for South Mountain Freeway

ADOT Bridge Girders over South Mountain Freeway near Laveen, AZ.

Press Release from the Arizona Department of Transportation PHOENIX – The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway continues taking shape with the installation of bridge girders, together weighing more than two Boeing 747 jets, at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills. The girders are the first placed for the Arizona Department of […]

ADOT says freeway bridge will ease congestion

Rebar being installed at the Salt River Bridge for the South Mountain Freeway near Laveen, AZ.

  PHOENIX – Much-needed traffic relief is in store for motorists in Laveen and the southwest Valley when the Arizona Department of Transportation completes Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway bridges over the Salt River at 59th Avenue.  In February, Connect 202 Partners, the developer responsible for construction of the South Mountain Freeway, started work in […]