Plus: New food cart pod on the former La Carreta property.
 
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🏄 Learn to surf like an Olympian
A surfer in a wetsuit rides a wave in Pacific City, Oregon, with the silhouette of Haystack Rock just offshore.

Backdrops don’t get much more breathtaking than Pacific City’s Chief Kiwanda Rock.

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Photo by Ben McBee, PDXtoday

The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature several new + newish sports: breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and 3x3 basketball. Let’s explore what you need to know about these new events and their rules.

Ah, we can just picture that Olympics podium and those shiny medals now.

Surfing

We’re amped for this one. Surfing debuted at the Tokyo Games and is back to catch more waves at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Here’s the break(down):
  • Olympians will compete on shortboards — a faster, maneuverable board perfect for pros to show off their gnarly skills.
  • Olympians will perform tricks and five judges will score them based on the variety, type, and difficulty of their those tricks — think speed, power + flow.
  • The athletes will compete across several rounds, then quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches.
  • Team USA’s surfing team features five athletes vying for gold.
Surfing events will take place at the iconic surfing spot Teahupo’o in Tahiti — 9,000+ miles away from Paris — beginning Saturday, July 27.

Ready to hang ten and hopefully not wipeout? Try surfing at these with these local groups:

Up North Surf Club | Looking to get outfitted before heading for the beach? This small brand’s shop on North Killingsworth Street has boards + beers for sale and is a great place to meet people who also love to ride the barrel and get pitted.

Babes On Waves | Rain or shine and definitely when the water’s cold, this nonprofit’s mission is to “empower women with opportunity, skill development, and an inclusive community to strengthen the presence of women surfers locally and abroad.” Sounds pretty chill to us.

Oregon Surf Adventures | Whether you’re looking for lessons or a full-fledged surf camp, this Seaside-based outfit can help you catch that wave.
 
 
Events
 
Thursday, July 25
  • Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival | Thursday, July 25-Sunday, July 28 | Times vary | Locations vary, Portland | $5-$67.50 | Experience “the Beethoven effect” during this monthlong celebration of classical music.
Friday, July 26
  • Portland Thorns Academy vs. Wrexham AFC Women | Friday, July 26 | 7 p.m. | Providence Park, 1844 SW Morrison St., Portland | $10+ | The Red Dragons are in town for an international friendly on their “Wrex Coast Tour” — show them hospitality from the world’s best soccer fans.
  • Legendary Makers Market | Friday, July 26-Sunday, July 28 | Times vary | The Round, 12600 SW Crescent St., Beaverton | Free | Celebrate Asian American culture at this event with 200+ vendors, plus film screenings, performances, and more at nearby Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
Saturday, July 27
  • Pearl District Beer & Arts Festival | Saturday, July 27-Sunday, July 28 | Times vary | North Park Blocks, Portland | $35-$50 | Head to the historic Brewery Blocks for a weekend of beer, cider, art, and music, where 10% of proceeds go to SOLVE.
Sunday, July 28
  • Viva España: Songs of Spain from Zarzuela to Flamenco | Sunday, July 28 | 7-8 p.m. | Walters Cultural Art Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro | Free | Portland Opera presents this free performance on the lawn, featuring talented classical artists and dancers.
  • Portland Timbers vs. Club León | Sunday, July 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Providence Park, 1844 SW Morrison St., Portland | $34+ | Cheer on the green and gold as they get their Leagues Cup campaign underway against this visiting Mexico squad.
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News Notes
 
Coming Soon
  • La Carreta, the Mexican restaurant painted in yellow, pink, and blue, closed in 2022 after 30+ years of business — now the coveted Southeast Portland property will become a food cart pod. Brooklyn Carreta will feature 18 carts, indoor/outdoor seating, coffee + a bar. Opening is set for early 2025. (Portland Business Journal)
Try This
  • Wine lovers and architecture aficionados alike can raise a glass to these Willamette Valley wineries, where structural and interior design set the tone before your first pour. From Corollary Wines’ modern, tomato red facade to Ambar Estate’s homage to Japanese landscaping, they make for a visually stunning tasting tour. (Portland Monthly)
Olympics
  • The US Men’s National Team kicked off their mission for soccer gold yesterday, but ultimately fell to host nation France 3-0 in Marseille. Group play continues against New Zealand on Saturday. Today, you can catch the US Women’s National Team in their first match against Zambia at 12 p.m. (KGW)
Civic
  • The Portland Bureau of Transportation is currently recruiting seven people to join the Bicycle Advisory Committee, a group of 20 citizens who provide feedback to City Council and city bureaus on all biking-related matters. The two-year commitment includes attending one 2-3 hour meeting per month. Applications are due by Sunday, Aug. 18.
Biz
  • Local grocer Hong Phat will hold a grand opening ceremony at 9 a.m. this Friday for its new supercenter at Southeast 82nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard. The new Eastport Plaza market hopes to bring 200 to 300 jobs to the community and fill the need for food and other services. (Portland Business Journal)
Drink Up
  • Grabbing a coffee or a post-work drink this week? Find a local drink deal and raise a glass to Drink Up Week, our annual celebration of our city’s buzzy beverage industry. Businesses around Portland are offering fun deals — see what’s poppin’.
Trending
  • Before Oregon football even met with reporters at Big Ten Media Days, the Ducks made a big splash — in the form of a gargantuan inflatable on the White River in Indianapolis. Listen to Locked On host Spencer McLaughlin’s take on the team’s No. 2 pre-season conference ranking. (KGW)
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    💪 To the best of our abilities
    Members of the USA Beer Mile team pose at the finish line, holding beers and raising their hands.
    Chicago hosted the 2023 Beer Mile World Classic — how do we bring it to Portland? | Photo by Beer Mile Media/Christian Rasmussen Photography
    Throughout Olympics history, there have been dynasties — sustained runs of top-of-the-podium success for countries in a specific sport. Think China and diving, Jamaica and sprinting, or the United States and basketball.

    It got us thinking, what are the events where Portlanders could take home gold year after year? And yes, we know these sports aren’t IOC-certified… yet.

    Beer Mile

    Picture it, a runner adorned in Nike jogs into Providence Park, an ice cold IPA in one hand and a flaming torch in the other. They chug down the brew in a single gulp while simultaneously lighting the Olympic cauldron to begin the Portland Olympic Games. Competitors in the Beer Mile shiver in the stands, knowing they don’t have a chance in this race where contestants drink a 355 ml beer (5% minimum ABV) every quarter mile.
     
    The Buy
     
    A bestselling set of bamboo cutting boards, so you can ditch plastic boards and chop on a 100% Moso bamboo wood surface.
     
    Answered
     
    What is Oregon’s official state beverage?
    Prize winning dairy demonstration was at the State Fair. From left to right: O. M. Plummer, General Manager of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition; Fritz Schrantz, Tillamook County; Hans Leuthold, Tillamook County.

    Oregon’s dairy industry dates back to the 1860s — in 2007, Gov. Ted Kulongoski had a milk dispenser installed in the state capitol building.

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    Photo via OSU Special Collections & Archives

    When we quizzed readers on Oregon’s state beverage, only 14% of you... got milk.

    If you’re scratching your head and asking why, well, blame the kids. In 1997, Tillamook County elementary schoolers successfully petitioned state legislature to make the dairy designation official.
     
     
    The Wrap
     
    ben-mcbee-headshot-2024.png Today’s edition by:
    Ben
    From the editor
    Amazon Prime Video is filming its new series, “Criminal,” in Portland through October, and a local casting agency is looking for extras to appear in the show alongside stars Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) and Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”). This could be your big break.
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