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West Chester Chili Cookoff

Posted on September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 by admin

The Rotary Club of West Chester hosts the Annual West Chester Chili Cook-Off on October 11, 2015. Last year the charity event raised $60,000.

Patrons get to sample and vote for hundreds of teams that enter the competition.

Last year the Rotary Club utilized the money by awarding grants to the following non-profit organizations:

– The Arc of Chester County
– Care Center Foundation
– Chester County Children, Inc.
– Crime Victims Center of Chester County, Inc.
– Domestic Violence Center of Chester County Inc.
– Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children
– Handi-Crafters
– Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
– Maternal and Child Health Consortium
– Safe Harbor of Greater West Chester, Inc.
– West Chester Food Cupboard
– West Chester Public Library
– Wings for Success

West Chester Restaurant Festival

Posted on September 21, 2015 by admin

The West Chester Restaurant Festival is an annual event held on the third Sunday in September. Hundreds of restaurants showcase their food. There are three stages featuring a variety of musical genres. It is a family friendly event that is free to the public.

Chester County Justice Center Shooting

Posted on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 by admin

WEST CHESTER, PA — Curtis Smith, 34-year-old resident of Coatesville, was shot dead by a Sheriff’s deputy at the Justice Center in West Chester. Curtis had attacked another Sheriff’s deputy with a knife causing injury to deputy’s arm and wrist.

Curtis was also involved in a March incident for climbing the White House wall in Washington, DC.