Digest

Fourth of July holiday closings

By TIMES STAFF
Published July 4, 2007

GOVERNMENT CLOSINGS

All federal, state, county and city offices, except police and fire departments will be closed.

Federal and state courts will be closed.

Buses and Streetcars

HARTLINE and HARTplus will have service. The TECO Line Streetcar System will operate from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Shopping malls

The following malls will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: International Plaza, WestShore Plaza, University Mall, Westfield Citrus Park and Westfield Brandon.

Garbage collection

City of Tampa commercial, residential and recycling pickup will not be affected. The McKay Bay Transfer Station and Scalehouse and South Manhattan Brush Site will not be affected.

Temple Terrace Public Works Department Offices will be closed and there will be no yard waste or curbside recycling pickup. There will be no commercial garbage collection.

The Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department will not have collection.

Utilities

Verizon Customer Service and Verizon Wireless stores will be open. Verizon Plus stores will be closed.

Tampa Electric and People's Gas offices will be closed.

Post offices, mail delivery

All post offices will be closed. There will be no mail delivery.

Schools

All Hillsborough County public schools will be closed.

Hillsborough Community College, University of Tampa and University of South Florida offices will be closed.

Libraries

All public libraries will be closed.

Banks

All banks will be closed.

Attractions, museums

The Tampa Museum of Art will be closed.

The Florida Aquarium will be open for regular hours.

Busch Gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Lowry Park Zoo will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Recreation

Ben T. Davis Beach and Picnic Island Beach will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Sandra W. Freedman Tennis Complex and HCC Tennis Complex will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bobby Hicks Pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Spicola Pool, Copeland Pool, and Sulphur Springs Pool will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Community centers and art studios will be closed.

Hillsborough County Recreation Department: All recreation centers and playgrounds will be open.

Regional parks: All parks will be open.

[Last modified July 4, 2007, 00:39:06]