🌱 Patch AM: Reflections Of Lake Forest: Photo Of The Day

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

Need to get the word out about a local event in Lake Forest? Posting to Patch's local calendar is free and gets your event in front of Patch newsletter readers and quickly found by search engines and AI platforms. You can also share your event to nearby communities for as little at 25 cents per day. Click here to get started.

Subscribe

In today's newsletter:

• Share your best Lake Forest photos for a chance to be featured
• How vulnerable are Lake Forest's shopping centers to organized retail theft?

Also on today's calendar: U.S. Pole Champions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Reflections Of Lake Forest: Photo Of The Day (patch.com) — Lake Forest residents are invited to appreciate a serene dusk scene captured at Lake Forest City Hall, where reflective waters and a nearby fountain showcase the city's charm. Patch is encouraging locals to submit high-quality, horizontally shot photos that highlight the beauty and everyday life of Lake Forest and greater Orange County for future features.
   

• Brea Police arrest beauty‑supply theft suspect after $15,000 multi‑city crime spree (newsantaana.com) — Lake Forest is among more than a dozen Southern California cities hit in an alleged $15,000 beauty‑supply theft spree now tied to felony grand theft and organized retail theft charges. Officials say Lake Forest's commercial plazas and high‑value retailers face elevated shoplifting risks, prompting stores countywide to add live monitoring, locked displays, and stronger loss‑prevention measures.
   

📸 Around Lake Forest

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• U.S. Pole Champions →
  1 Civic Center Cir, Brea
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• DFC Expo Fall 2026 →
  Hotel Fera Anaheim - A Double Tree By Hilton, 100 The City Dr S, Orange
  10:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Friday September 25
• Expanding the Talent Pipeline in OC Unconference →
  Lake Forest Community Center, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest
• Dolly Parton Day →
  Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
• Gundam Release - ST11-14 →
  Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
  10:30 am
• Magic Prerelease - Reality Fracture →
  Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm
• Friday Night Magic →
  Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Games Workshop Preorders →
  Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
• Healing from Past Relationships - A Free Seminar →
  26981 Vista Terrace Suite A, Lake Forest
• Board Game Demo - Castle Combo →
  Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger Rd, Lake Forest
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Traditional Japanese Breakfast Cooking Class in Lake Forest! →
  25722 Commercentre Dr, Lake Forest
  10:00 am
• Japanese Dashi & Miso Soup Masterclass in Lake Forest! →
  25722 Commercentre Dr, Lake Forest
  1:00 pm

📣 Lake Forest Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lake Forest PatchAM possible:

• Segerstrom Shelby Event Center — 9499694368
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties — (949) 230-2220
• Capstone Federal Credit Union — (949) 716-5746
• 3D Pet Care & House Sitting — (949) 329-3733

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Memories Shouldn't Break The Bank!
  Book your creative, immersive, and accessible family portraits today! Learn more here: https://www.morganholcombportfolio.com/photography Pricing:... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Little snuggle pup Ned is a pug mix looking for his forever family.
  He was saved with his little family from a high kill shelter in LA. His brothers have been adopted but poor Ned still needs his happy ending. If you… (Nextdoor Windrow)

• Foresight Sports posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist II in Irvine. Apply here.
• Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Photo Editor in Irvine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mission Viejo

• Prestige Auto Collision Updates Consumer Information on Post-Collision Vehicle Inspections (commercialappeal.com)
• Health and Wellness Shifts Create New Foodservice Opportunities for Avocados (perishablenews.com)

Rancho Santa Margarita

• Nesting olive ridley sea turtle off OC beaches is a first recorded for West Coast (pasadenastarnews.com)

Ok Lake Forest! 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: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook