If a big home remodeling project is at the top of your list in 2025, you’re in good company. Statistics show a record number of homeowners are opting to remodel their existing homes rather than relocate due to rising home prices and mortgage rates. American homeowners spent about $827 billion on home improvement projects in…
Author: Karen Goveia
New Gym Offers Pro-Style Training for All Fitness Levels
A n Arizona native and former NFL player is on a mission to offer pro-style training to the public with the opening of a new one-stop-shop community gym in Desert Hills. PHOTOS BY ABRAR KHALID PHOTOGRAPHY Inferno Gym celebrated its grand opening late last month and is owned by Dontay Moch and his wife Sarah,…
New Year Brings New Restaurants & Retail …(and, Burritos!)
Retail and restaurant choices off the I-17 & Dove Valley Road exit are about to get lively later this year. The development, referred to as Pointe17, has signed lease agreements for all but only one remaining pad in Thompson Thrift’s commercial development off Dove Valley Road & 29th Avenue. Chipotle is the latest tenant to…
Toll Brothers Eyes Never Developed New River Subdivision
Homebuilder Toll Brothers has put plans in motion toward developing a once-planned residential community on roughly 74 acres near the northwest corner of 7th Avenue and Desert Hills Drive. Roughly 16 years ago, Desert Hills Equestrian Estates was proposed as a gated community with amenities for horse owners. Plans included construction of 56 single-family homes…
Preliminary Plan Shows 2 Big Box Stores at I-17 & Dove Valley Road
Inching the process of acquiring a parcel of state trust land closer to auction, large-scale retail developer Phoenix-based Vestar, has submitted a preliminary application and conceptual site plans to the City of Phoenix proposing a zoning change to allow for the construction of a commercial retail center with two large big box anchor stores along…
Crafty Young Ladies Turn Talent to Income
Two young ladies inspired by their respective hobbies have ventured into their own home-based soap making businesses, each producing and selling their own unique products here in the far North Phoenix Valley. Blooming Desert Bars Temi Morgan’s passion for fine arts began at an early age, where she often found herself intrigued with many different…
New 55+ Lock-and-Leave Community Begins Leasing
A new community for the 55 and up crowd in search of a vacation lifestyle and more freedom to come and go without the stress of homeownership has already begun leasing and the first move-ins are slated for early December. Liv+ Union Peak by Liv Communities is planning a mid-December grand opening adjacent to the…
Hockey Rink in North Phoenix Still in the Plans
As commercial and multifamily development ramps up in the North Gateway Village Core, the 500 acres along the east side of Interstate 17 between Sonoran Desert Drive and Dove Valley Road, construction on the half-built sports arena and hotel remains at a standstill. Valley Vibe has been exclusively covering the details involved in this complicated…
First Look at NorthPark: Pulte’s Proposed 19,000-Unit Master-Planned Development
Pulte Homes’ detailed vision for a master-planned development which could mimic the size of Anthem at full buildout on 6,355 acres of state trust land near TSMC was unveiled during an informal neighborhood meeting last month. This new development, called NorthPark, is poised to greatly impact the landscape of the North Phoenix region, due to…
Political Action Committee Supports DVUSD Bond and the M&O Override
A political action committee in DVUSD is working to connect with the community and help voters understand the facts of both the bond and M&O override initiatives. “Our goal is to empower the community with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions, always prioritizing the needs of our students,” said Katie May Smith, co-chair of…