Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has continued the development and redevelopment focused work . The 2012 Republican National Convention was held in Tampa In 2012 , commissions for six bronze busts of prominent figures from the history of Tampa put on the Riverwalk , sculpted by Steven Dickey . They included Mocoso , Tocobaga , and Pohoy mound builders ; James McKay Sr. ; Vicente Martinez Ybor ; Henry B. Plant ; Eleanor McWilliams Chamberlain ; and Clara C. Frye
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
History of Tampa, Florida