BikePortland.org Make the 2012 Bicycling Forever stamp your favorite, in preview this weekendThe Jersey Journal – NJ.com (blog)By Denise Copeland/Betty the Bike Each of the four colorful stamps features a different kind of bike and rider: a young child just learning to ride with training wheels, a commuter pedaling to work, a road racer intent…
Downtown business owners and residents sent a message Thursday that any thoughts that the U.S. Post Office on Middle Street closing and consolidating with the post office in Neuse Forest should be quashed. More: continued here
The plan revolves around a building that would surpass the Willis Tower in height. More: continued here
Allendale Twp. Woman Arraigned on "kid for sale" eBay PostingWHTCAutumn Braden could get up to two and a half years in prison if convicted of the felony charge stemming from a May incident in which she allegedly posted a “kid for sale” listing on eBay, offering her two-year-old cousin for a thousand dollars. …and more »…
Findlay Farmer created a replica of the Buckingham Palace balcony at the disused Jolly Abbot pub in the village of Abbotsley, Cambridgeshire. More: continued here
KPAX-TV Downtown Missoula back in business after bomb scareKPAX-TVMISSOULA- Activity in part of downtown Missoula came to a sudden stop on Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package turned up near the post office as authorities quickly moved in and shut everything down, fearing it may be a bomb. …Bomb squad detonates suspicious package at downtown…
BBC News Royal Mail releases final set of 2012 Olympic stampsDesign WeekThe final set of the Royal Mail's series of London 2012 Olympic stamps is set to be issued, featuring work by 10 different artists art-directed by Studio David Hillman. Two sets were issued in 2009 and 2010 and this final set of ten known…
Stupid Criminal: Too much mailTurn to 10.comThat's some 31000 pieces of the royal mail. Tasker admitted he was too drunk to complete the job. The courts say he also kept a few hundred dollars sent in various birthday cards. Tasker said he kept the letters in plastic bags, claiming he would … More: continued here
eBay believes it can bring its PayPal payment method to cash registers in the offline world. After reporting second-quarter revenue growth of 25% to $2.8 billion, eBay CEO John Donahoe told analysts on Wednesday that there is a blending of online and offline into a new global commerce landscape. More: continued here
Lynbrook Post Office to be Named for Jeffrey WienerPatch.comAt 11 am today, the Lynbrook Post Office will be renamed in honor of Navy Corpsman Jeffrey Wiener, a former Lynbrook firefighter with Tally-Ho Company. Wiener was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 7, 2005, in an ambush and …and more » More: continued here