Tampa City Council voted to continue the city’s contract with the controversial gunshot detection software SoundThinking—formerly known as ShotSpotter—this month. But the resolution to reconsider the $280,000 contract wasn’t listed on the June 20 agenda and the public was given no additional notice the contract would be taken up again.
The 1926 YWCA building, home to St. Petersburg’s Rococo Steak, hums with staff as they put the final touches on the soon-to-open restaurant and bar. Redwood wine racks are being built, carpet laid, lighting hung.