The city is likely to face another giant snowman this winter. But unlike the renegade Snowzilla, this one has the mayor's blessing.
Snowzilla squad suffers setback at City Hall
Consider them Snowzilla's army. A group of snowman protesters -- apparently rallying in support of the towering Anchorage outlaw -- appeared on Christmas Day in front of City Hall. They carried signs that read "Snowzilla needs a bailout" and "Snowmen have rights too."
Snowzilla the giant snowman rose from the dead Tuesday morning after some holiday pranksters thumbed their noses at city orders and rebuilt him overnight.
Letters to the editor: Snowzilla raises a ruckus
The following press release was issued this afternoon by the city:
City code officer slays Snowzilla
Anchorage's famous giant snowman finally met its match. It wasn't the weather. It wasn't angry neighbors bearing shovels and pick axes. It turns out Snowzilla's biggest foe -- the one who felled the controversial but much-loved giant -- was a notice-bearing city code-enforcement officer.
Billy Powers needs to clean it up, but don't call him a bad neighbor.
Snowzilla fans call for lawsuit against city
Creators of a new Web site say they are collecting donations and encouraging Snowzilla mastermind Billy Powers to sue the city of Anchorage over its order preventing him from building the giant snowman again this winter. Also: > Reality show gets unreal in Haines> Juneau beavers being nice, not naughty> Kenai forms salmon task force to counter Mat-Su
Creator of Snowzilla tells Valley he's no trash monster
WASILLA -- Billy Powers says the Matanuska-Susitna Borough has no business talking trash about him.
Kingdom of junk crumbles around the home of Snowzilla
Snowzilla's stomping grounds got a much-needed cleaning Wednesday morning, when city-hired workers in orange safety vests descended on Billy Powers' yard in Airport Heights.
You've heard of "The Seven Wonders of the World" -- lists of stupendous edifices that make visitors freeze and exclaim, "Wow! Whazzat?" But we haven't found one that includes even a single wonder in Anchorage. That's a s
Frosty reception: He has enemies
Sure, Snowzilla, the famous two-story snowman in Airport Heights, makes for a cute photo-op. But try living with it.
All the snow that fell in the past week was the Christmas gift Billy Powers needed to resurrect a wintry wonder that took Anchorage by storm a year ago and became known near and far as Snowzilla.
Frosty reception: All-hours visitors grate on some (1/5/07)
Sure, Snowzilla, the famous two-story snowman in Airport Heights, makes for a cute photo-op.
Snowzilla dies at age 4 months
Airport Heights icon and accidental celebrity Snowzilla today stands naked, sun-skinny and melting after four famous months of life in Billy Powers' front yard.
More than 16 feet tall, the giant snowman on Columbine Street is drawing hundreds of locals and tourists and scoring airtime and headlines across the nation.
The junk level on Limberlost Avenue, where Snowzilla creator Billy Powers has a place, prompted the borough to "go proactive" a few years back, handing out citations to property owners with too many broken-down vehicles or too much trash.
In the spirit of Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, the most notorious and conniving hustler of Alaska's Gold Rush, the Anchorage Daily News revisits the most dubious achievements of 2007. Without further ado, the envelopes please. ...
Sunny weight-loss program slims Snowzilla
Airport Heights icon and accidental celebrity Snowzilla today stands naked, sun-skinny and melting after four famous months of life in Billy Powers' front yard. To put it bluntly: Snowzilla, as Anchorage and the world knew him, is dead.
While not the world's largest snowman, this home-built titan has become the most famous pile of snow in the world over the past few years. Gawkers and international television crews have clogged the narrow streets of Airport Heights to view the Snowzilla, a leviathan who displays a personality on a par with his girth.
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Billy Powers, the Columbine Street homeowner where the giant snowman was built, talks about its rebirth despite city orders.
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Anchorage weather: Jan. 14-16, 2009
From -20 degrees to high 40s in only a couple of days, the weather shift has caused havoc in Anchorage, turning roads wet, icy and very dangerous.
Scenes from the kick-off, construction and structures at the FREEZE art project in Anchorage.
STORY
Most winter bikes know that during the Dark Season, survival is linked to the lights and reflective tape.
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Take a close-up look at fall leaves floating on Meadow Creek in Eagle River, Alaska.
PHOTOS
Moose gather each autumn in Chugach State Park for the fall rut.
READER PHOTOS
Summertime is bear time, and the black and browns running around town make your sightings fascinating and important.
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Renae Thomas posted video of Anchorage's fabled three-legged moose, seemingly healthy and with calf in tow.
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