Each day, as he enters the Moore Athletic Center, Bobby Bowden walks past a bronze statue created in his likeness. Fittingly, it is larger than life. But it wasn't built to scale, at least not when you consider Bowden's impact. ...more

November 29, 2008

How do you steal a 400-pound bronze statue of a bull? Assemble five teens with a tarp and a pickup truck. That's how the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office today described last week's theft of the statue — the mascot at Bloomingdale High School. ...more

August 1, 2008

The rippled chestnut colt born in Ocala and captured forever by old TV footage and faded photographs has been dead for seven years, his remains buried underneath his bronze statue on a patch of bluegrass in Kentucky. ...more

June 1, 2008

A year and a half ago, former Mayor Dick Greco jokingly suggested that if his friends wanted to erect a statue to him, it should depict him sitting on a bench. ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA - Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco, who served four terms in city hall, has truly become a fixture of downtown. A statue of Greco, seated on a bench at the southern streetcar terminal in front of the Tampa Marriott Waterside, will be unveiled this afternoon. Ron Rotella of the Westshore Alliance said the real Greco will be attending the event. The unveiling of the life-size bronze statue is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. ...more

May 29, 2008

Ready to cozy up next to former Mayor Dick Greco? As soon as March, Tampa residents and tourists will be able to take a seat next to the former mayor, who will be commemorated with a bronze bench and statue meant to honor him for his two stints as Tampa's mayor. ...more

January 13, 2008

Ruby Tiger Osceola moved off the Seminole Tribe's reservation in 2001, the year Hard Rock announced its partnership with the tribe to build a hotel and casino on the land at Interstate 4 and Orient Road. ...more

November 27, 2007

LARGO - A 400-pound, 6-foot-tall statue depicting two children raising an American flag has been stolen from Largo Central Park, Largo police announced this afternoon. ...more

November 19, 2007