HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

Today 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 yard-waste 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.