Better Crisis Response, Restaurant Inspections — And A Pirate Ship!

The team is back for the Friday roundup. This week, we’re discussing understaffing at the Allegheny County Health Department, municipal police departments bringing in social workers, and a full-scale pirate ship — with water cannons! — soon to set sail on the three rivers. 

As always, the Friday roundup is powered by incredible local journalism. This week, check out:

• Charlie Wolfson for PublicSource on restaurant inspections: https://www.publicsource.org/allegheny-food-safety-health-inspection-salary-staffing-shortage/ 
• Allegheny County’s website to look up the health safety status of a restaurant: https://eapps.alleghenycounty.us/restaurant/
• Sandy Trozzo for PublicSource on social workers at local police departments: https://www.publicsource.org/police-arent-social-workers-some-local-departments-want-them-at-the-scene/
• And Kristy Locklin for NEXTPittsburgh on “The Kraken,” a new pirate ship taking to the high seas of Pittsburgh: https://nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/pittsburgh-pirate-ship-will-sail-into-the-season-with-a-larger-vessel-and-a-liquor-license/

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