Business owners and residents are mourning the impending loss of a beloved post office operating out of Rankos Pharmacy in Tacoma’s Stadium District.
The pharmacy has for decades run what’s called a “contract postal unit,” or CPU, which offers a majority of the services that a regular post office offers largely on the pharmacy’s own dime. Deanna Rankos, co-owner of the pharmacy, said she was notified in June through a letter from the U.S. Postal Service that the unit “will terminate in its entirety” by close of business Sept. 30.
The impending closure comes as several other contract postal units around the country have received similar notices of termination, including in cities like Salemand Cincinnati…