promenadesauconvalley.com<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\nThe anniversary festivities also included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the milestone and recognize the shopping center\u2019s longstanding connection to the community.<\/p>\n
One special moment honored Carolyn Hechler, who has been an employee at The Promenade Shops since it first opened 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoyed it. I’m glad they appreciated me,\u201d Hechler said of the recognition.<\/p>\n
She also expressed her gratitude to the people who have been part of her journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate everybody and what they have done for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
While the anniversary marked an important chapter in the shopping center\u2019s history, Barktoberfest brought an extra dose of excitement to the celebration.<\/p>\n
The annual event welcomed dogs and their owners for a day filled with pet-friendly activities, vendors, and plenty of adorable sights.<\/p>\n
From dogs dressed in creative costumes, including a pup sporting a hot dog outfit, to caricature artists and local vendors, there was something for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n
For some visitors, the event was also an opportunity to introduce their rescue dogs to the community.<\/p>\n
Joanne Dinatale of Macungie brought along her newest rescue, Rook, an eight-year-old Irish setter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a new rescue, so I decided to take him down,\u201d Dinatale said.<\/p>\n
Michelle Purcell of Allentown also attended with her two rescue dogs, Gibbs and Charlie.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have two rescues. This is Gibbs. He is 12 and a half. And this one down here is Charlie. He’s four and a half, maybe five, and he’s scared of everything,\u201d Purcell said with a laugh.<\/p>\n
The dogs added plenty of personality to the celebration, as attendees stopped to meet the pups, admire their costumes and enjoy the festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n
Between honoring 20 years of memories, celebrating longtime employees and welcoming furry friends of all shapes and sizes, Promenade Saucon Valley marked its anniversary in a way that reflected its role as a gathering place for the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CENTER VALLEY, Pa.- It was a day full of celebration, community spirit and plenty of furry friends as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[214,232,153,155,154],"class_list":["post-309124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-_homepage_top_stories","tag-allentown-area","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}