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Friday, September 19, 2025

September 19, 2025

Today is Friday, meaning if you’re reading this, you made it through another week.

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Top Story: City

People celebrate the Ukrainian Festival with heavy hearts and a sense of determination. | Photo courtesy of Ukrainian American Community Center

The Ukrainian Festival has changed to a celebration of joy and resistance

by Maya Bell | City Reporter | Published September 18, 2025

The 24th annual Ukrainian Festival of Minnesota is a free two-day festival at the Minneapolis Ukrainian American Community Center held Sept. 19-20 that celebrates Ukrainian culture and history.

For some members of the Ukrainian community, the Ukrainian Festival serves as a way to honor and preserve Ukrainian culture in wartime.

The festival originally started in the 1960s, when Ukrainians in Minnesota were divided into different churches. Then, the festival was originally called the Ukrainian Heritage Festival.

 

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Mt. Joy’s latest tour underscores the need for collective humanity

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