{"id":238086,"date":"2026-06-17T19:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=238086"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:24:22","slug":"alexandria-usa-birthday-celebration","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/alexandria-usa-birthday-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandria &#038; USA Birthday Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-300x175.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-1536x896.png 1536w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-1170x683.png 1170w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM-585x341.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-3.19.40-PM.png 1618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><p>The City will celebrate its 277th and the <strong>USA\u2019s 250th birthday<\/strong>&nbsp;on Saturday, July 11, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). 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