Please see my comments in code:

-(id)initWithCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)c title:(NSString *)t { [super init]; coordinate = c; NSDate *today = [NSDate date];

NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterLongStyle];

NSString* formattedDate = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %@",
                           [dateFormatter stringFromDate:today], t];


[self setTitle:formattedDate]; //Why does the app crash when I try and release formattedDate?  I have after all passed its reference to the title property?


[dateFormatter release]; //I need to release the dateformatter because I have finished using it and I have not passed on a reference to it

return self;

}