🌱 Patch AM: What West Chester’s new vape shop rules mean for your neighborhood

Cheers West Chester! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What West Chester's new vape shop rules mean for your neighborhood
• How a West Chester tire shop became a Netflix comedy hit
• Which Chester County restaurants were flagged in the latest health inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Fine Arts and Mid-Century Modern Auction | Jewelry | Art | Silver | Furniture & More and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Chester Cracks Down on Where Smoke Shop Locations Can Open (vista.today) — West Chester Borough Council has tightened where new smoke and vape shops can open, limiting them to certain commercial districts and keeping them at least 500 feet from schools, bus stops, and other sensitive sites. Existing shops are grandfathered in, but any future stores will face strict spacing, age-verification, and location rules aimed at protecting neighborhood quality of life.
   

• From SNL Firing to World Record: Shane Gillis' West Chester-Filmed Netflix Comedy Takes Off (vista.today) — A Netflix workplace comedy filmed in a real West Chester tire shop is helping local West Chester University grad Shane Gillis reach a huge new audience after his SNL firing. The series, Tires, now in its third Netflix season, grew from a DIY YouTube project into a hit while keeping its on-screen world rooted in West Chester.
   

• Mouse, Roaches and Unsafe Food Temps Surface in Inspections (mychesco.com) — From a West Chester dateline, Chester County health inspectors detail serious food-safety violations at 10 restaurants across the county, including discarded food, pest evidence, and equipment problems. Several other establishments passed inspection, and residents are urged to report unsanitary conditions or illness directly to the county health department.
   

📸 Around West Chester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Chester

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Fine Arts and Mid-Century Modern Auction | Jewelry | Art | Silver | Furniture & More →
  Online Auction,
  10:00 am
• Transform Your Life with Inner Engineering by Sadhguru | Exton, PA →
  Exton Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Exton
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Yappy Hour at the Vineyard →
  Penns Woods Winery, 124 Beaver Valley Rd, Chadds Ford
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Back to School Bash at West Chester Growers Market →
  North Church Street & West Chestnut Street, West Chester
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Jewelry Showcase Begins
  Chester County Art Association 100 N Bradford Ave, West Chester, PA 19382
• Tree Commission →
  West Chester Borough, PA Calendar, Borough of West Chester, Municipal Building 401 East Gay Street, West Chester
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Late Night at ACME - West Chester →
  ACME Markets, 907 Paoli Pike, West Chester
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• West Chester Growers Market/Farmers Market →
  Chestnut St & Church St, West Chester
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• West Chester Growers Market/Farmers Market →
  Chestnut St & Church St, West Chester
  9:00 am
• Yoga in the Street 2026 →
  Downtown West Chester PA, 137 N High St, West Chester
  9:00 am
• Secret Gardens of West Chester →
  Northwest section of West Chester Borough
  10:00 am
• Introduction to Alcohol Inks Workshop →
  Jester Artspace, 2818 Grubb Rd, Wilmington
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I've got an infestation.
  Does anyone know what this is? It's about 1 cm (5/8 inch) wingtip to wingtip. I added another photo. This one is barely alive (the other one was… (Nextdoor Marydell - Pin Oaks)
• Well this is the best of the shrinking foods.
  How small can Cheerios go. Old box top row and new box bottom. Do these manufacturers really believe we are stupid? I'm starting to really look at… (Nextdoor Ridgeway Farms/West Goshen)

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Shift Leader in West Chester. Apply here.
• Penn Medicine posted a job opening for Clinical Services Associate in West Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Chester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Downingtown

• A Child's Light Tests Movement-Based Trauma Program (mychesco.com)
• New vaccination data shows hundreds of Philly-area schools vulnerable to a measles outbreak (inquirer.com)
• No Age Limit for The Old People's Riding Club Equine Fans (lancasterfarming.com)

Malvern

• Wegmans-Anchored Uptown Worthington in Malvern Hits Market at Possible $200 Million (vista.today)

Chesterbrook

• $3.9M Estate Sold In Berwyn: See The Most Recently Sold Homes In Tredyffrin, Easttown (patch.com)
• Road Rage In Tredyffrin Leads To Shooting, Attempted Murder Charges: DA (patch.com)

Ok West Chester! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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