In the Air, Art+Auction’s Gossip Column (blog) Depression Era Murals Threatened by Impending Sale of Bronx Post OfficeIn the Air, Art+Auction’s Gossip Column (blog)The fate of a series of 13 murals painted by husband-and-wife artist duo Bernarda Bryson Shahn and Ben Shahn in 1937 at the Bronx General Post Office is uncertain as the landmarked…
The Post Office's salvation can fit on a stampAllentown Morning CallSome say the U.S. should follow the lead of the many other countries that have privatized the post office. Short of that politically unlikely solution, about the only money-making strategy left is to follow Heinlein's advice and sell the moon. Which is … More: continued…
Fresh strikes over the future of Post Offices are set to be called unless a row over closures, jobs and pay is resolved. More: continued here
Bomb squad called to post officeWHIO DaytonA “suspicious” package found in the lobby of the United States Post Office on Cincinnati-Dayton Road turned out to be non-threatening, according to fire officials. A customer at the office found the package at about 7:45 a.m. It was described as a …Suspicious Bag Closes West Chester StreetWKRC TV…
POST Office workers have gone on strike in a row over jobs, pay and closures. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in around 370 so-called Crown offices took industrial action in protest at plans to close or franchise 70 branches, including one at Crewe. The union said Saturday’s walkout was ‘solidly’ supported by thousands…
A PORTLAND post office will be moved, it has been confirmed. More: continued here
PEEBLES Post Office is to close for five days this month to allow for modernisation. More: continued here
Posted: Apr 01, 2013 12:28 am EDT (By Lindsay Elms) Beginning on April 1, 2013, and for a limited time, a special Post Card will be for sale by the Nepalese Post Office in Kathmandu then franked on the South Col of Mount Everest before being mailed out. More: continued here
Post Office Meeting and More This Week in MaplewoodPatch.comThe township will host the third community meeting on the future of the Maplewood Post Office site on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. April is National Autism Awareness Month, and Words Bookstore will host events, book signings and workshops … More: continued here
Highest Post Office in the world on the South Col of Mount EverestExplorersWebFrom April 1 until April 30, a special Post Card will be sold by the Nepalese Post Office in Kathmandu for US$25 including postage. The Post Cards will be transferred to Everest Base Camp where they will be signed by those Sherpa's who…