Post Office

When the federal courthouse on Grant Street was built between 1931 and 1934, it was designed as a postal center first and a courthouse second, and designated as the "U.S. Post Office, Courthouse & So Forth." More: continued here

Kevin Horrigan: Fix the post office, help the poor and starve a vulturePost-BulletinTo say that turning post offices into banking centers is a good idea would be wrong. No, this is a spectacular idea. Here's the U.S. Postal Service, forever on the verge of bankruptcy. It has threatened to close …

The Fiscal Times Post Office Banking Plan Gains SupportThe Fiscal TimesAn idea floated last month by the Inspector General of the U.S. Post Office, to solve the agency's money problems by allowing it to get into the financial services business, appears to be catching on. The idea got a ringing …

Each February, the Loving Post Office becomes the "Valentine’s Day Station." Read more at KOB.com More: continued here

A 43-year-old Henderson, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. More: continued here

Post office in federal courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh will close tomorrowPittsburgh Post GazetteThe lease is cheaper than the rent the post office paid previously to the General Services Administration and the center will remain close to Grant Street for the convenience of Downtown customers. "We think it's going to be …

NEW BEDFORD — The postal service is considering selling the historic Pleasant Street post office and relocating its operation to another downtown site. More: continued here

An idea floated last month by the Inspector General of the U.S. Post Office, to solve the agency’s money problems by allowing it to get into the financial services business, appears to be catching on. The idea got a ringing endorsement from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren earlier this month. In …

The postal service is considering selling the historic Pleasant Street post office and relocating its operation to another downtown site. More: continued here

Architectural historian leads fight to prevent building being converted—with a hotel on the roof More: continued here