Portland Deals

Under tutelage of skilled chef, students use fresh ingredients to build a Thai meal with salad roll, soup, and main course

Sterling-silver bracelets, charms, and guitar picks bear names of loved ones and personalized messages

Dozens of food-safe paints transform ceramic koi fish, birdhouses, and roosters; 22,000 premade designs available

This FAA-certified flight school sets students soaring from Chehalem Airpark and sends them home with a T-shirt and personal log book

Monica McKay consults with clients before applying personalized makeup treatments that last for up to three years without touchups

A choice of eight magazines includes Fitness, Weight Watchers Magazine, and an eco-friendly parenting magazine

LEED Platinum–certified building; used works in adults’ and children’s genres

Laser technicians aims to stunt hair growth at the follicle, eliminating the need for shaving, waxing, or tweezing

Family-owned lodge on wooded grounds above the Columbia River; large pet-friendly rooms with Pacific Northwest decor overlooking the Gorge

A massage therapist uses continuous, gliding hand movements and percussive taps to break up muscle tension and relax the body