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Explore the photos from Ken's Artisan Pizza above at kensartisan.com/pizza.html.


SOUTHEAST PORTLAND, Ore. - A local shop is being recognized for its great pie.

Portland's Ken's Artisan Pizza just made Playboy.com's list of top 10 pizza joints in the country. The rankings are based on toppings and taste.

The magazine said that Ken's has "a perfect combination of bright tomato sauce and seasonal toppings."

Seattle's Serious Pie also made the list. Surprisingly just one pizza shop from both New York and Chicago made the list.  

News photo above courtesy of OMSeafood.com.


PORTLAND, Ore. – A Southeast Portland-based oyster reseller is recalling more than 500 pounds of Oregon-harvested oysters after eight people are sickened by oysters from its Newport supplier.

The oysters were purchased from Oregon Oyster Farms, which on Friday instituted its own recall after eight people in Lincoln, Benton and Multnomah counties became sick - though not seriously.

The health department's initial determination is that symptoms indicate norovirus contamination.

The norovirus can be spread by food workers or by touching surfaces that have been contaminated. Consumption can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malaise, abdominal pain, headache and fever. Symptoms typically pass within two days, however the norovirus continues passing through the body and can be spread by those with symptoms weeks earlier who fail to wash their hands.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Le Sorelle Cafe at Southeast 89th and Foster is going out of business and as a final goodbye to its customers and supporters, they will be throwing a 'Thank You Party' on Friday, Feb. 26 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be free appetizers, reduced prices, fine wine and beer.

Owner Kelly Brouner said she has been at the location for nearly two years but there just wasn't enough foot traffic and the downturn in the economy just six months after she opened up shop didn't help either.

Brouner said a Japanese Sushi bar is slated to move into the spot. When asked whether she plans on opening up shop elsewhere, Brouner said perhaps sometime in the future she might think about it, but for now she plans to focus on wrapping up the final details of the closure.

Health inspectors say the Reel ‘M’ Inn in Southeast Portland is creating an environment that’s friendly for mice and cockroaches. Please click on the above video link to watch this story.