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 […]
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 […]
New tenants on Baseline; openings this month
This article appears in the April 7 print issue of the South Mountain District News Beauty and Business matches vendors and businesses Two Laveen women have launched a business to help other businesses and small vendors make a splash in the community. Jessica Cummings started Beauty and Business in 2014 with Crystal Marvin joining […]
Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening features free donuts
Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening of its first Laveen location at 5225 W. Baseline Road, Suite #104 (51st Avenue and Baseline Road) takes place Saturday, April 16. To celebrate, the first 100 guests in line at the restaurant on April 16 will receive one free traditional donut. As an added bonus, the restaurant will continue the excitement by […]
New businesses opening in Laveen
Local Artisan Floor Specialist Heading to Home Show Artesano Flooring, 7035 S. Central Ave., Suite 5, in Phoenix will be showing the latest flooring products during the Phoenix Home and Garden Show on March 4, 5 and 6th. The show takes place at Arizona Cardinal Stadium in Glendale AZ. David Cato, owner of the flooring […]
Laveen Residents Re-Launching Neighborhood Patrol
(This article first appeared in the print edition of the South Mountain District News on March 7, 2016) After a six-year hiatus, Laveen residents are relaunching this month a Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol to drive through multiple neighborhoods at least once a month in an effort to deter crime and report suspicious activity. PNPs are partnerships […]
City expedites light rail extension into south Phoenix
(This article appears in the print edition of the South Mountain District News) PHOENIX – Affordable public transportation to jobs, schools, businesses, colleges, churches and downtown Phoenix, as well as increased opportunity for economic development are among the reasons south Phoenix residents are celebrating the city’s January decision to expedite extending light rail into […]
Business Briefs: Liberty Mutual app eases claim process
Liberty Mutual app makes claims easier to process Gabriel Felix, a Laveen resident since 2007 and an insurance agent for Liberty Mutual, recommends reviewing homeowners and renters insurance policies before a burglary to make sure they are covered in the case of theft. “Knowing your coverage limits and deductible is very important information to have when any […]
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. While neighborhood crime, housing prices and […]