🌱 See how Brea Olinda’s Wildcat just topped national journalism rankings

Good morning Brea! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how Brea Olinda’s Wildcat just topped national journalism rankings
• How Westminster’s $2.5B mall remake connects to changes at Brea Mall
• Meet the two Brea kids winning statewide honors for tree‑themed art

Also on today's calendar: Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
• Friday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• SNO Sites publications capture 14 of 16 NSPA Online Pacemaker awards (snosites.com) — Student journalists at Brea Olinda High School just earned national recognition, with The Wildcat named a 2026 Online Pacemaker winner by the National Scholastic Press Association. The award, considered the top honor in high school digital journalism, puts Brea students alongside just a handful of standout programs nationwide and spotlights the strength of local scholastic media.
   

• Shopoff Realty Investments Breaks Grounds on $2.5B Bolsa Pacific, Redevelopment of Westminster Mall - Orange County Business Journal (ocbj.com) — A massive $2.5 billion overhaul of Westminster Mall is underway, part of a wider trend that already brought a new 119,000‑square‑foot outdoor plaza to Brea Mall. Developers are replacing aging retail with housing, parks, and modern shopping districts, aiming to create new community hubs across Orange County. Expect more mixed-use, lifestyle-focused destinations within a short drive of Brea.
   

• Blue Shield of California Joins Cal Fire and California ReLeaf for Arbor Week (blueshieldca.com) — Two young artists from Brea, Chaeyi Jung and Yejin Kang, were honored in a statewide Arbor Week youth poster contest highlighting how trees keep neighborhoods cooler and healthier. Their recognition came during California Arbor Week celebrations supported by Blue Shield of California, Cal Fire, and California ReLeaf, which are funding more than 20 urban tree‑planting projects across the state.
   

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📸 Around Brea

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brea

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 26

• Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show
  Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 Crescent Ave, Anaheim
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• Pedro Gonzalez
  Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Moonrise Lake
  Pinot's Palette , 110 W Birch St #1 , Brea
  7:30 pm

Sunday April 26

• Communion Event
  Brea Museum & Historical Society , 495 S Brea Blvd , Brea
  11:00 am
• Ryan Niemiller
  Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Laurel Elementary Open House
  Brea-Olinda Unified Brea, CA 92821
  6:00 pm
• JORDAN JENSEN: BUS-TED Up Tour
  Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
  8:00 pm

Friday May 1

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Chino Hills
  15861 Pomona Rincon Rd , Chino Hills
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Anthony Rodia
  Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
  8:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Greg Fitzsimmons
  Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
  7:30 pm

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📣 Brea Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Boys V/JV Volleyball vs La Sierra Academy
  Troy High School Fullerton, CA 92833
  4:00 pm
• Vinyasa Stretch & Flow (11791)
  Fullerton Public Library - Hunt Branch , 201 S Basque Ave , Fullerton
  5:15 pm
• North Orange County, CA
  La Cova Cocina Restaurante & Bar , 1390 N Kraemer Blvd , Placentia
  5:30 pm
• College Connect: Financial Aid Award Letter Workshop
  Rowland High School - Library
  5:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• $500 Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD)
  Research America is seeking individuals to participate in an in-home interview focused on Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD).... (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Had Pepe’s Breakfast Burrito Sunday..
  Wife and I have been looking forward to it prior. So anyway, headed down there and found out they open at 8am. Wow! You’re offering breakfast and… (Nextdoor Olinda Ranch)

• BoxLunch / Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 1 in Brea. Apply here.
• Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified posted a job opening for 2025-2026 Substitute Teacher (Open to PYLUSD Student Teachers Only) #310 in Placentia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brea here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Placentia

• KOTTONMOUTH KINGS Release New Single ‘Red Eye Flight' + Announce New Label Kottonmouth ReKords (metalshockfinland.com)

Fullerton

• Suspect Detained Following Attempted Bank Robbery in Fullerton (crimevoice.com)
• From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Healthy Church Leadership Begins (outreachmagazine.com)
• Every Cal State Fullerton player drafted by the Golden State Warriors (usatoday.com)

Long Beach

• Man Wounded In Shooting Near Long Beach McDonald's (patch.com)
• Motorcyclist Going 130 MPH On Long Beach Freeway Arrested After Collision: CHP (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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