{"id":242147,"date":"2026-08-31T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=242147"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:46:05","slug":"paws-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/paws-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Paws in the Park"},"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\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95-300x175.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\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95-1170x683.png 1170w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95-585x342.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/Layer-Sliders-and-Email-Banners-95.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">Paws in the Park<\/span><\/span><\/span> returns to Oronoco Bay Park in Old Town Alexandria on Sunday, October 11. 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