| Local sports bar destroyed by fire
A Harper Heights sports bar was destroyed in an early Friday morning fire, and state fire marshals say the cause is unknown.The Bradley-Prosperity Volunteer Fire Department was called to the Rock City Sports Bar, located in the Shy Anne's Square complex on W.Va. 3, about 5 a.m. Friday for a possible structure fire, assistant state fire marshal Robbie Bailey. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the building's roof. The fire progressed, and four more volunteer fire departments — Beaver, Mabscott, Trap Hill and Mount Hope — were called to assist.No firefighters were injured, Bailey said. The bar was a total loss."It's gutted," he said.The fire damage was contained to the bar, Bailey said. Other businesses in Shy Anne's Square, the Dawg-Gone Pet Salon and Chaos Tattoo, sustained smoke, heat and water damage.
23 more beams in Convention Center on SEA's radar
The Sports & Exhibition Authority wants to shore up 23 more steel beams in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in the same way it fixed 26 connections after a February beam collapse, officials said Thursday. The city-county agency's proposal is announced as county Chief Executive Dan Onorato has backed away from his intention to form an investigative team to determine who is responsible for the Feb. 5 collapse and a 2005 beam failure nearby. The authority initially planned to install equipment to monitor beam shifts caused by temperature changes. Modifying the 23 beams might be less costly, said agency Executive Director Mary Conturo. "What our engineers are doing right now is putting together a plan to possibly put beam seats on all of them," Conturo said. "We might do that instead of doing the monitoring." .
No way spring sports can dig out from under
The week after spring break is loaded with games, meets and matches as teams are ready to leave the monotony of the gymnasium behind. But instead of digging into a freshly painted batters box or landing in a jump pit for the first time this season, teams have been digging snow off fields while athletic directors have that sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs. The freaky late winter storm has wreaked havoc on an already-condensed spring sports season, essentially wiping out everything this week. "Every sport this week lost at least two events, Traverse City West athletic director Patti Tibaldi said. "I told our coaches, 'You just lost a quarter of your season right there.' The TC Central baseball team nearly lost four games this week before a slew of phone calls finally got the Trojans out on the diamond Friday.
CBS To Build New High-Def Hub
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Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races to include special guests
PORTLAND, Ore. - April 11, 2007 - The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races is pleased to welcome special guests Tony Adamowicz and George Follmer to the 31st annual event, taking place July 6 through 8 at Portland International Raceway, 1940 N Victory Blvd. The event will highlight the classic Porsche sports car as the featured marque, along with a grid of historic Trans-Am cars. In 1968, Adamowicz won the under-2-liter Trans-Am championship in a Porsche 911 that started out as a shell from the New York City impound. At the time, Porsche considered the 911 to be only a Rally car and a Hill Club car in Europe; Adamowicz quickly changed that mindset. He followed his Trans-Am championship by winning the 1969 Formula-5000 Series championship in a Chevy-powered Eagle. He played a vital role in the legendary battles between Ferrari and Porsche in the 1970s, and is one of the few drivers living today who drove both the 240 mph Porsche 917K, and its archrival, the Ferrari 512M at LeMans.
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