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    Santa Ana unveils refurbished basketball court, new mural
    • April 5, 2023

    A basketball court at a local Santa Ana park got a makeover, and community members came out to celebrate Tuesday, shooting hoops and munching on free food.

    Santa Ana unveiled a refurbished basketball court and a new, large-scale mural at Portola Park. The city teamed up with the nonprofit Project Blackboard and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project.

    Children from the community shoot baskets on the colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    A member of the TNT Dunk Squad flies through the air as children and members of the community joined officials with the city of Santa Ana to celebrate a refurbished basketball court at Portola Park in Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Children and members of the community joined officials with the city of Santa Ana to celebrate a refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Children from the community play basketball on the colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Children from the community shoot baskets on the colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Children from the community shoot baskets on the colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Children from the community play basketball on the colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park in Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Children from the community play basketball on the colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    A member of the TNT Dunk Squad flies through the air as children and members of the community joined officials with the city of Santa Ana to celebrate a refurbished basketball court at Portola Park in Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Jessie Lopez speaks to members of the community as they celebrate a colorful refurbished basketball court at Portola Park on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2023. The city teamed up with a non-profit, Project Blackboard, and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, which funded the $75,000 basketball court project. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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    The existing court at 1700 E. Santa Clara Ave. got a new blacktop, nets and backboards as well as a new mural depicting colorful silhouettes of youth playing ball.

    The mural was done in collaboration between the city, Project Blackboard and Media.Monks, a digital-first marketing, advertising and technology services company.

    Two of the companies have roots in Orange County: Project Blackboard and BJ’s Restaurants. BJ’s, known for its deep-dish pizza and “Pizookie” dessert, opened its first location in Santa Ana in 1978.

    “I want to thank BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse and Project Backboard for making this magnificent basketball court possible,” Mayor Valerie Amezcua said in a statement before the event.

    “I love that it serves not only as a recreational resource that will be greatly enjoyed by the community but also a work of art that will beautify the neighborhood.”

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