Antonio de Jesus Lopez made his way across the Fiesta Parade Floats warehouse in Irwindale, pushing a red dolly with two large signs from his first Rose Parade float in 2020. The warehouse around him ...

For decades, Fiesta Parade Floats – the oldest and smallest float-building company in Rose Parade history —was a cornerstone of the event, earning numerous awards for its intricate and breathtaking ...

As the sun rose above the San Gabriel hills on Saturday, Mike Abboud stood in an Irwindale warehouse and reaped the rewards of revival. After a one-year hiatus, an award-winning commercial builder of ...

The 35-foot DirecTV Rose Parade float that will carry El Segundo’s Little League World Series champions on New Year’s Day is starting to show its colors. This is the second in a photo series depicting ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A group of “floatsmiths” in Southeast Portland took an opportunity to build parade floats for the Portland Rose Festival and turned it into a full-blown small business. PDX Rose ...

Andres Trujillo works on the Donate Life "Lifting Each Other Up" float at Fiesta Parade Floats in 2022. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Antonio de Jesus Lopez made his way across the Fiesta Parade ...