Worried you can’t tolerate milk? With Danzeisen Dairy you can
This is a guest column by Kevin Danzeisen, who owns and operates Danzeisen Dairy in Laveen with his family. Many adults today think they can’t drink milk due to a lactose intolerance. At Danzeisen Dairy, we think our milk is so pure and fresh and bottled the old fashioned way, that you can drink our milk without […]
Parades, BBQs & double-decker buses – Unique in Laveen!
This article first appeared online in the South Mountain District News. There are so many elements that make Laveen a unique place to live – the majestic South Mountain casting its shadow over the community, cotton fields next to new subdivisions, hitching posts at local shops and pubs. As 2017 gets under way, two uniquely Laveen […]
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 […]
ADOT announces legal win in South Mountain Freeway
This press release was sent out by ADOT on Thursday, Oct. 27. South Mountain Freeway remains on track with latest court ruling Direct link between East Valley and West Valley scheduled to open in 2019 PHOENIX – Work on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the U.S. District Court in Phoenix […]
Free dog safety program, backpack drive and discounts top July business news
Free kids program on dog safety set for July 18 Teri Ann Tate, owner of Laveen-based Comfy Pets of AZ, and Amy Williams, a dog and equine trainer with Mesa-based All 4 Paws Training, are teaming up to offer a free children’s program on dog safety at Cesar Chavez Library in Laveen. The first Children’s […]
Listing prices for homes in South Phoenix and Laveen up for first half of 2016
(This article appears in the July 7, 2016 print edition of the South Mountain District News) Listing prices for homes being sold in South Phoenix and Laveen showed increases from 10 percent up to as much as 16 percent in the 85339, 85040, 85041 and 85042 ZIP codes for the first half of 2016, gathering […]
Laveen businesses offer summer classes
Laveen Woman Leading Workshop on Light Treatments Tami Blake, owner of the Enlightened Horse, will be presenting a workshop “Discover the Revitalizing Power of Light,” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on June 8 at the Cesar Chavez Library, 3635 W. Baseline Road, Laveen. LED light energy application is a process by which energy is delivered […]
Scooptacular celebrates 6th anniversary on May 4
It’s been six years since Laveen residents Nindi and Carissa Wadhwa decided to take a chance as small business owners and launched Scooptacular, their now popular local ice cream shop and known for its award-winning homemade flavors. While plans are still evolving for next month’s celebration, the Wadhwas and Scooptacular intend to offer 60 cent […]
First-quarter home prices up in Laveen, South Phoenix
(This article first appeared in the April 2016 print edition of the South Mountain District News) The average sales price of existing homes continued to rise throughout Laveen and the South Mountain areas of Phoenix during the first quarter of 2016, which ended March 31. Compared with the same time period in 2015, prices […]
Baseline Corridor drawing renewed interest
This article appears in the April edition of the South Mountain District News Multiple economic factors are driving renewed interested along the Baseline Corridor in South Phoenix and Laveen, including plans to extend the city’s light rail system into the area by 2023 and the long-anticipated South Mountain Freeway to open in 2019. Development along […]