It used to be a Burlingame post office. Now it's aiming for a Michelin star

  It used to be a Burlingame post office. Now it's aiming for a Michelin star

"...That’s because the 7,000-square-foot venue is unlike any other. The Old Post Office restaurant, which opened Oct. 1, is housed in an early 1940s building with Spanish and Art Deco nods. It was previously the Burlingame Main Post Office.

“Buildings like this come around maybe once in a lifetime,” Stannard told me. “Everybody was literally jumping up and down to do it.”..."

Reference: www.sfgate.com




 

A $375 million ground lease transformed Washington's Old Post Office into a Waldorf Astoria

  A $375 million ground lease transformed Washington's Old Post Office into a Waldorf Astoria

"...A $375 million transaction changed the identity of Washington, D.C.’s Old Post Office building, moving the property from the Trump International Hotel toward a Waldorf Astoria managed by Hilton. The deal involved Miami-based CGI Merchant Group, founded by Raoul Thomas, who had planned to pay no more than $350 million for the property. ..."

Reference: economictimes.indiatimes.com




 

NPMHU Update (August) | USPS Financial Gap: What OIG's New White Paper (July 2026) Means for Postal Employees

  USPS Financial Gap: What OIG's New White Paper Means for Postal Employees

"...The Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s July 2026 report, “Options for Addressing the U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Gap,” lays out 15 possible strategies to close USPS’s massive financial shortfall. ...One of the report’s “Restructure the Workforce” options directly targets headcount. The OIG estimates that a 10% workforce reduction—through hiring freezes, voluntary early retirement (VERA), reduction-in-force (RIF), or layoffs where contractually permitted—could save $5.6 billion annually."

Reference: www.npmhu.org




 

Alabama | Former postal worker admits stealing drugs from mail package in Midtown Mobile

  Former postal worker admits stealing drugs from mail package in Midtown Mobile

"...postal worker pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing drugs from a package at the Midtown Mobile post office. Sean Golston was working at the post office in April when a co-worker saw him remove a parcel from a car and put it in a large black bag..."

Reference: www.fox10tv.com




 

Alabama | Postal employee charged with destroying campaign mailers for Shelby County candidate

  Postal employee charged with destroying campaign mailers for Shelby County candidate

"...SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Postal Service employee accused of destroying or delaying campaign mailers for a state Senate candidate in Shelby County. Sekondi Watts faces one count of mail destruction by a postal employee,..."

Reference: www.wbrc.com




 

Postal store manager says she's intercepted large shipments of cash as Buffalo Township police warn of scams

  Postal store manager says she's intercepted large shipments of cash as Buffalo Township police warn of scams

"...multiple elderly residents have lost nearly $100,000 to a scheme that is more sophisticated than investigators have ever seen before. Police warn of sophisticated scheme...scammers have asked residents to send bulk amounts of cash through South Pike Postal on Mulone Drive in Buffalo Township. "

Reference: www.cbsnews.com




 

USPS News Link | Here’s what Link covered Sept. 27-Oct. 3

  USPS News Link | Here’s what Link covered Sept. 27-Oct. 3

"...October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when USPS spotlights its Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp. ...ran a feature on the MV Sophie C., a floating Post Office on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, looked at the ethics rules surrounding office romances, and shared ..."

Reference: news.usps.com




 

Mail is Taking Longer to Deliver—We Looked at Why

  Delivery Failures and Delays to Continue

" mail is taking longer to deliver. ...USPS shifted mail volume from air to ground transportation to reduce expenses. But ground transportation can add time to deliveries. To compensate, USPS lengthened some First-Class Mail delivery time estimates. ...Some mail drop-off locations that are farther from regional processing centers stopped end-of-day or afternoon collection. ...Rural residents may be feeling the impact of changes the most. ...USPS has set new delivery deadlines and service goals. But it has struggled to meet them. ... standards were lowered to account for the impact of new initiatives."

Reference: www.gao.gov




 

Postal Service Delays Efforts to Protect Election Timeliness

USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time

 

"...Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts.

The USPS has pushed back the start date for its “extraordinary measures” by five days, in comparison to past elections, according to a memo sent out to all USPS employees Wednesday. ..."

Reference: www.democracydocket.com