n a city of stately buildings, the Old Post Office is an especially fine piece of real estate. It's 315 feet tall, just behind the Washington Monument (impressive, but not available). It's historic, celebrated and on prestigious Pennsylvania Avenue. More: continued here
Hockey: Auckland stamps mark on NHLNew Zealand HeraldDefending champions Auckland were in ominous form in both the men's and women's competition's in today's opening round of the National Hockey League. The Auckland women showed why they are again favourites to take the K Cup as they demolished …and more » More: continued here
eBay Bans Sales of Spells, Curses, Advice and Other 'Intangibles'Wired News (blog)Haunted gypsy rings, a portal to the realm of the immortals and creepy '40s dolls that promise to “come alive” will soon have to find a new home, along with nearly 100000 other products, after eBay announced it would be banning the sale of…
Food stamps were not accepted for a beer purchase in New York City, immediately angering the customer and prompting a brutal attack on clerk Mutahar Murshed Ali, which was caught on surveillance video. An allegedly drunk man wandered into a convenience store and tried to buy beer with food stamps, according to the New York…
WTVR Food Stamp Farmer's Market match program fundedWillits NewsCalifornia recently changed the name of its food stamp program to CalFresh, according to Megan Van Sant, program administrator for the Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency's program, Food For All Mendocino. Food for All is a coalition of …Government funds available to put machines at…
Postal Service offers special cancellation celebrating Ft. Jennings BicentennialPutnam County SentinelFORT JENNINGS – Amy Luebrecht, officer-in-charge at the Fort Jennings Post Office has announced that the U.S. Postal Service is offering a special bicentennial cancellation celebrating Fort Jennings' 200th birthday and honoring its rich history as a …Fort Jennings bicentennial celebration: blast from the pastLimaOhio.comall…
Northland man's photo chosen for stamp issued by Pacific islandDuluth News TribuneA tiny Pacific island populated by descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty and their Tahitian companions has issued a stamp bearing a Knife River man's picture of a replica of the historic 18th-century ship. By: Steve Kuchera, Duluth News …and more » More:…
BBC News Three charged over Lady Bay post office raidBBC NewsThree people have been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a West Bridgford post office. Police said two men robbed cash from the shop on Trent Boulevard in Lady Bay on Wednesday, armed with a handgun. Jordan Murray, 19, of Gayhurst …Four arrested…
89.3 KPCC (blog) EBay will no longer do your magical bidding: Hexes, potions, spells banned89.3 KPCC (blog)eBay announced in its "2012 Fall Seller Update" that the company will be banning the sale of potions, hexes, spells, blessings, magic, healings, psychic readings, and other such offerings. We're not sure what this means for haunted jewelry. With…
The Midland Post Office is participating in the United States Postal Service's efforts to make international travel a bit easier by hosting a Passport Day from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. More: continued here