Snowzilla

Christmas is nearly here, and something's missing from the front yard of a home on Columbine Street.

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Snowzilla, be warned: Rondy looks at building its own giant

The city is likely to face another giant snowman this winter. But unlike the renegade Snowzilla, this one has the mayor's blessing.
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Revenge of Snowzilla

Snowzilla the giant snowman rose from the dead Tuesday morning after some holiday pranksters thumbed their noses at city orders and rebuilt him overnight.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The 2007 Soapy Smith Awards

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. ...