HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

Thursday is Thanksgiving. Because of the holiday:

h City of Columbus and other local, county, state and federal offices are closed.

h Columbus City Schools and other school districts are closed Thursday and Friday.

h There is no regular mail delivery Thursday.

h Parking meters in Columbus are free, but parking restrictions remain in effect for some spaces, such as in residential parking permit areas. Motorists are advised to read signs.

h There is no trash collection in Columbus on Thursday. For residents assigned a trash-color code, your collection schedule will rotate one weekday forward until the next holiday, which will be Dec. 25, for Christmas. For those without a color-code designation, trash pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week, with Thursday collection on Friday and Friday on Saturday. Rumpke biweekly recycling and yardwaste service also will be delayed by one day the rest of the week, with Thursday collection on Friday and Friday on Saturday.

h All Columbus Metropolitan Library branches will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed on Thursday for the holiday. Regular hours will resume Friday.

h The Central Ohio Transit Authority offices and call center are closed Thursday and bus service is operating on a holiday schedule, which is the same as Sunday service (schedules are available online at www.cota.com). COTA will return to normal operations and service on Friday.

h Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College campuses are closed Thursday and Friday.