{"id":128473,"date":"2024-03-18T20:28:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=128473"},"modified":"2024-03-18T20:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:28:19","slug":"leprechans-and-shenanigans-found-at-the-allentown-st-patricks-day-parade-article-photography-by-diane-fleischman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=128473","title":{"rendered":"LEPRECHANS AND SHENANIGANS FOUND AT THE ALLENTOWN ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE | Article &#038; Photography by Diane Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Article &amp; Photography by Diane Fleischman<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-3 su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-default su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-none\" style=\"max-width:500px\" 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