Wait a minute, Mr. Postman. That's all Philip Fortuna could think as he opened his mail Wednesday morning and saw the contents of a package sent to his Pinellas Park home from the U.S. Postal Service. ...more

October 30, 2009

Concerned about the possible closing of the downtown post office, resident June Ambrose had a suggestion for cIty commissioners: Make some City Hall space available for a satellite post office. ...more

March 31, 2009

The U.S. Postal Service's plans to close the Lake Mary office and consolidate the central region with the Sun Coast region will not affect Highlands County, spokesman Gary Sawtelle said Tuesday. ...more

March 25, 2009

Battered by the economy, the U.S. Postal Service is offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing district offices, including one in Florida, the agency said Friday. ...more

March 21, 2009

Battered by the economy, the post office is offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing district offices, including one in Florida, the agency said Friday. ...more

March 20, 2009

The downtown post office, a fixture since 1935, could close under a planned consolidation of facilities to cut costs, according to the U.S. Postal Service. ...more

March 4, 2009

The U.S. Postal Service is asking if the city would be interested in buying its downtown facility at 301 W. Reynolds St. or an adjoining parking lot. ...more

February 20, 2009

Outdoor mailboxes have returned to duty at area post offices after disappearing for about two months. ...more

December 3, 2008

Outdoor mailboxes once again are sprouting up at area post offices after suddenly disappearing for about two months. ...more

November 26, 2008

Evemarie Lewin has been feeling boxed in about where she can mail her letters in West Pasco. Recently it seemed to her that more and more of the big blue outdoor boxes have been vanishing from area streets. Whether the outdoor box has a standard flip-down lid or a "snorkel" horn chute, Lewin finds them to be much more convenient than going inside post office lobbies to drop off her mail. ...more

September 17, 2008