Winterfest team races to put final touches on show: Putting it together may get hectic, but the annual Winterfest Parade on Saturday marks the beginning of the holiday season in South Florida.

Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Ashley Fantz, The Miami Herald

Dec. 16--Hoisting a tissue-paper Egyptian pyramid the size of a Volkswagen Jetta and attaching it to a bazillion-dollar yacht is a lot tougher than you might think. So don't even talk to Alfi Portela about the 15-foot-tall inflatable King Cobra. He and his crew will install the serpent as the crowning jewel on the 178-feet Lady Windridge yacht in time for it to lead this Saturday's 24th annual Winterfest Boat Parade. "Oh, last year we had a King Neptune -- 25 feet tall -- on the...

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