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Overflowing Trash Cans Side Effect Of Wages Dispute With Reykjavik
You may have noticed that city-owned trash cans in downtown Reykjavík are overflowing, in some cases with trash piling up…
Talks Between Reykjavik City And Union Break Down, Strike To Continue
Representatives of the labour union Efling met with representatives of the City of Reykjavík for the third time last Tuesday…
Strike For Reykjavík City Workers In Efling Labour Union Begins Today
The ongoing labour dispute between Reykjavík City workers within the labour union Efling and the city itself continues, as strikes…
Majority Of Reykjavik City Workers Vote In Favour Of Strikes
With a record-breaking voter turnout of 59.2%, 95.5% of Reykjavík City workers within the labour union Efling have voted in…
Strike Amongst Reykjavik City Workers Possibly In The Cards
Voting for a series of work stoppages and a possible strike is now underway amongst Reykjavík city workers within the…
Reykjavík Honours Trans Day Of Remembrance
November 20 is the Trans Day of Remembrance, where we honour the memories of people who have been murdered for…
Reykjavík Strikes Back: Iceland And The Climate Strike
Millions of people across the planet have taken to the streets calling for urgent action on the climate crisis. The…
Escape The Reykjavík Rush-Hour By Bike
by Lea Müller
A new bike rental company has started its operations in Reykjavík today. Customers can book over the app which the…
Mike Pence And Katrín Jakobsdóttir Shockingly Struggle To Find Common Ground
by Lea Müller
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir struggled to find common ground concerning what poses the…
Happening This Week: Erró, ANORI & Devine Defilement!
Sorry for the delay! We had a Grapevine day off on Monday, so here’s your not-to-miss events for April 30th…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?
In a story that has made international headlines, three died in a fatal accident in South Iceland in the last…
Iceland Hoping To Host European Film Awards In 2020
Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson told reporters in Seville, where the European Film Awards were held this year, that Iceland…
The Money Faucet: Overspending In Reykjavík City Council
In a capitalist society, budget deficits are a common part of government expenditure. Projects slated for next year go beyond…
Over-Budget City Project Could Spell The End For Reykjavik Mayor
It started innocently and mundanely enough—an old bunker down at Reykjavík’s Nauthólsvík beach was to be renovated, with an estimated…
Former Icelandic President Protests Graveyard Hotel
In another set-back for the hotel industry, three prominent “Honorary Citizens of Reykjavík” delivered a statement asking city officials to…
Negotiations Begin On New Public Transport System For Reykjavik
Minister of Transport Sigurður Ingi Jóhannesson, signed an agreement last week with capital region municipalities to begin negotiations on a…
Reykjavik’s Most Famous Hot Dog Stand Back At Its Original Location
After just over 13 months of being on unfamiliar ground, Bæjarins Bestu – Reykjavík’s most famous hot dog stand –…
Reykjavik’s Main Street May Become Car-Free All Year Round
A new proposal put forward by the Reykjavík City Council majority would close Laugavegur to car traffic all year round,…
Hlemmur Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary Tomorrow!
Hlemmur, Reykjavík famed bus terminal and food market, celebrates its 40th anniversary tomorrow in historic style. According to a statement…
The War Of The Bureaucrats: Some Jokes Are All About Timing And The Right Audience
When Líf Magneudóttir, a Left Green city councilperson, stuck her tongue out during a city board meeting, she probably thought…
Reykjavík Mayor Hit By Rare Disease: Dagur Suffers From Reactive Arthritis
by Noemi Ehrat
Dagur B. Eggertsson, who has been the Mayor of Reykjavík since June 2014, has been diagnosed with reactive arthritis after…