In a rare return to the Southern California coast, a beloved family of orcas made a few star appearances for whale watchers on Friday. Details: https://ktla.com/news ...

"It's just part of the investment to make this the most unique parade in the world." The floats are required to be built by construction crews that are approved by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.

the float builders at Phoenix Decorating Company, one of the two sanctioned construction companies the Tournament of Roses uses to build its parade entries, are starting to notice the impact.

Also see: Fiesta Parade Floats, award-winning Rose Parade float builder ... Fiesta did help choose the design, and start construction of the float earlier this year, however, Findley said.

For the third consecutive year, the state of Illinois is building a float and participating in the Rose Parade on New Year ... office workers and construction crew workers.