PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- May is salad month! This week, Rania Harris is making a salad featuring Ramen Noodles! 3 - 3-ounce packets chicken-flavored ramen noodles, seasoning packets discarded ¾ cup chopped almonds ¾ cup vegetable oil ½ cup rice vinegar 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce (or more to taste) 3 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce (or more to taste) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 3 cups thinly sliced red cabbage 3 cups thinly sliced green cabbage 6 green onions, thinly sliced 1 - 2 large carrots, shaved into ribbons using a vegetable peeler 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, plus more for garnish 1 - 10.7-ounce can Mandarin oranges, drained 1 avocado, diced

Downtown can be challenging on the weekends when all you want is a quick, budget-minded bite. Downtown can be challenging on the weekends when all you want is a quick, budget-minded bite. The arrival of Liberty Chick ’n’ Fish adds to your options. On Liberty Ave. near 10th Street, the restaurant, which opened Monday, has expansive hours, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

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Terry Ray is the co-owner of The Buzz in Tarentum. The shop will celebrate its one-year anniversary May 19. When: 5 to 9 p.m. May 19. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A smoothie and juice bar in Tarentum is living up to its name, creating a stir in the borough’s business corridor.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Hundreds came out to PNC Park yesterday, but not for a baseball game. A Family Walk was held to bring awareness to mental health programming and initiatives in addition to helping reduce stigmas surrounding mental health. Participants walked the one-mile course throughout the ballpark with the walk ending at home plate.

With the recent sunny days, summertime nostalgia and visions of vacation are already starting to settle in. It’s time to embrace the light breezes, put on those shades and enjoy a cocktail … or two. Luckily, there’s no need to head to the beach to capture that feeling. Here are six places to get a drink-accompanied brunch in Pittsburgh.