This middle weekend in May is traditionally filled with festivals, from the "world's longest festival" --The National Road Festival-- featuring entertainment, food and fun along the PA National Road, to the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival which turns Oakland into a wonderland of international music and performing arts. Individuals and families are invited to try their hand at a variety of outdoor activities at free Venture Outdoors Festival at Point State Park.  Plus, ethnic heritage and entertainment at Ambridge Nationalty Days, the last weekend of the Silk Screen Asian-American Film Festival, and the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community.

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The new seven-acre Go Ape! Treetop Adventure Course in North Park features thirty-seven treetop obstacles, including five ziplines and two Tarzan swings, plus ropes, bridges, ladders, swings and trapezes. Yes, it is geared toward adventure lovers, but the course obstacles do progress from easier to more challenging, and there are bypass routes for most obstacles as well. Why not give it a try?

With Mother's Day, graduations, confirmations, first communions, and other events on every's mind this time of year, Sunday brunch is a popular event. From buffet style to sit-down, and from less than $10 to well over $30, here are some of our favorite Sunday brunch options around Pittsburgh.

Do you have a favorite Sunday brunch spot that we missed? Click "comments" below and tell us about it!

We all know that Pittsburgh still evokes in some minds the images of a smoky, soot-filled town -- a reputation that hasn't applied for decades. Instead it is a small, friendly city, filled with people who love their traditions, from kielbasa to Kennywood. A city that boasts an arts scene that would make many larger cities jealous. A city with an amazing array of diverse neighborhoods where everyone can find a place that feels like home. A city with several state parks within an hour's drive. A city with the best sports fans in the nation. Here are just 10 Things to Love About Pittsburgh. What else do you love?