SARASOTA – Howard C. Tibbals, a philanthropist whose love for the circus began during his East Tennessee childhood, has died at age 85. He is known for creating an intricate circus model that made a ...

SARASOTA – Howard C. Tibbals, a philanthropist whose love for the circus led him to create the Howard Bros. Circus Model — now a centerpiece of Tibbals Learning Center at The John and Mable Ringling ...

It may just be the greatest hobby on Earth—even if it's somewhat esoteric. “Most of us are the same as me. When they were very young, their parents would take them to the circus and they loved it they ...

Visitors will find a miniature circus circa 1917, built to 1/12th scale. “This is the circus as your grandfather would’ve seen it,” Colossa said. The model was built by a construction engineer from ...

Think model trains, but instead of railroads, this convention features tiny big tops, model circus wagons and yes, some model train cars, too. “It’s a three-dimensional preservation of circus history, ...