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The World Cup Finals start tomorrow and there are many great places to watch in Portland (and online). Related: Portland Weekend Events, Parties and Free Tickets | July 8-11

Here are some articles & a video to help you prepare from Yahoo! Sports:

FIFA hopes Mandela can present trophy
Nelson Mandela faces a late fitness test to see if he is well enough to present the World Cup trophy on Sunday…continue reading…

Lahm admits he never really cared about third place game
You can't call German World Cup captain Philipp Lahm a liar. Well, you could, but it seems that wouldn't be true. First, he openly spoke about how injured team captain Michael Ballack would have to pry the armband from his cold, dead bicep…continue reading

Video: Spain-Netherlands Preview
Y! Sports' Eric Wynalda offers an early look at Sunday's final, which will crown a first-time champion. Watch here

We've already made our initial picks here ( Where To Watch The World Cup Online & Portland Picks) but here is some info specifically for this weekend's final matches.

Most Interesting: Pioneer Courthouse Square

Soccer City Celebration | 10:00am – 4:00pm
The World's game is here. Join us for Portland's largest World Cup viewing party on the big screen. The Final Game kicks off at 11:30am.

SE BARmuda Triangle Pick — Tanker Bar — 4825 SE Hawthorne Portland, OR 97215

5 Huge Flat screen tv's, $1 Pbr's, $3 Bloody Mary's, $2.00 shots during half time and cheap eats all day long. 2 bartenders for quicker service and $1 Stumptown coffee!

Lower SE Special Pick —East Burn — 1800 East Burnside Street (theeastburn.com for more info)

Big Screen Projection, 2 flat screens, $5 food special  and $3 Micro-brew pints (they gotta lot of good micros)

Pearl & SE Industrial Pick: Blitz Bar (blitzbarpdx.com for more info)

From Blitz: We will be showing the game at both locations and we have a full breakfast at Pearl—including a $4 breakfast that includes two eggs, bacon, breakfast potatoes, and toast—good stuff and lattes and such.  At Ladd we will be open and serving a limited breakfast.  At both locations we will be running $4 bloody mary drinks and $3 micro brew.

Other Portland World Cup & online (legal & illegal-ish) picks here.

Also check out Portland-based Netninja's vuvuzela iPhone ringtone. You're welcome.

Wanted to put up one last video about the Mississippi Street Fair, since it is definitely one of the best, if not the best street fairs in Portland. And for the first time since Wednesday, it will be a pleasant temperature in Portland…prefect to enjoy. Also, this last video is from the Mayor's office.

Related: 2010 Mississippi Street Fair Pictures & Information

Other Related Info:

• Portland Videos: Mississippi Avenue Street Fair
• Portland Weekend Events, Parties and Free Tickets | July 8-11
• 2010 Portland's Bastille Festival in the Pearl | 8,000 Visitors | Jamison Park

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From our partners at NW 23rd Street-A-Fair

NW 23rd Street-A-Fair

July 9 – 11, 2010
NW 23rd Street
Portland, OR

Art Alexakis, The High Rollers of Portland's Rose City Rollers and Other Local Officials Lead Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marking Completion of Road Improvements to NW 23rd Avenue Merchants commemorate street re-opening with NW 23rd Avenue Street-A-Fair Celebration, July 9 – 11

Everclear front man Art Alexakis will emcee the NW 23rd Street A-Fair July 10th from 11-8. He'll be joined by Bureau of Transportation Director, Susan Keil and members of the High Rollers of Portland's Rose City Rollers to officially kick-off the reopening of NW 23rd Avenue.

After several months of street closures due to a major reconstruction project, the merchants of NW 23rd Avenue are throwing a party to celebrate the new look of this vibrant thoroughfare and everyone is invited to attend. "Even though the street just re-opened, were closing it down from Hoyt to Johnson on July 10th in the name of fun!" Says Deborah Haynes, one of the organizers of this event.

Throughout the weekend, local restaurants will be offering a special $5.00 Taste of 23rd Avenue menu and the Read the rest of this entry »