The Greater Philadelphia Area
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.
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.
By Daniel Brouse
Many days in the Philadelphia region are not good for breathing. On “Ozone Action Alert Days” you are advised to avoid activity outside. Children should not play outdoors. Avoid running and other fitness activities. Do not breathe in un-conditioned air.
View the current air quality for Philadelphia.
July 19, 2015 is one of those days:
NOTE: Graphics are from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America)
Ozone is not only killing humans, it is also killing the trees.
In 2005, the EPA and NGO’s were contacted about the deforestation problem:
Dying Trees, The Membrane Domain (2009)