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Growing Calls For Reform Following House Fire That Killed Three Polish Workers
Urgent calls for legislative change are growing in the wake of a house fire on Bræðraborgarstígur 1 that killed three people on June 25th. As reported, a demonstration was held on Sunday to mourn those who died in the blaze and to…
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“Dirtbag” And “Shit Spreader”: Central Party Comes For Pirate Party In City Council
Reykjavík city councilperson and municipal chair of the Centre Party, Vigdís Hauksdóttir, engaged in a bit of name-calling Monday in a vicious debate between the Centre Party and the Pirate Party at a meeting of the Reykjavík City Council. There, she called…
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Reykjavik’s Greatest Hits: The Shenanigans Of City Halls Past
Most of our readers are familiar with the wacky hijinks of Parliament and all its scandals and early elections. Meanwhile, Reykjavík City Hall has mostly flown under the radar. This isn’t to say City Council is comprised of a bunch of nerds…
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Face/Off: The Reykjavík City Mayoral Race Centres On These Two Men
16 parties, including numerous immigrants and women, trans folks, people of colour and the disabled are running for Reykjavík City Hall. Yet you could be forgiven for not knowing this, given that the headlines about the municipal elections in Iceland’s capital have…
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Reykjavík Music City: Protecting The Local Music Scene
Sadly, two more music venues in downtown Reykjavík have had to close down recently. The long-established and popular blues bar Rosenberg on Klapparstígur, with its 20th century jazz feel and wooden panels on the walls, has closed its doors for the last…
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Disgraced City Councillor Named In Panama Papers Charged With Money Laundering
Last year, following the publication of the Panama Papers, Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson had to resign from his position as as city councillor in Reykjavík after it was revealed he had owned an account with Mossack Fonseca. Now, he is being he set…
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Night Buses In Reykjavík From 2018
As of next year buses in Reykjavík will run through the night on weekends and to 01:00 during the workweek, according to plans by the board of Strætó. The plan received overwhelming support among board members, but it still hinges on the…
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Icelanders Celebrate The 100-year Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
Icelandic suffragettes reaped the fruits of their labour on June 19, 1915, one hundred years ago, when women over the age of 40 were given the right to vote (followed by all adult women five years later). Celebrating this momentous anniversary, the…
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Election Predictions Show Razor-Thin Difference
A new poll, conducted five days before municipal elections, shows the Social Democrats and Bright Future with a nine-seat majority. Where other parties are concerned, however, the difference in support is as thin as one ballot.The poll, conducted by Market and Media Research,…
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Mayoral Candidates Speak Out On Mosque Issue
In the wake of recent remarks from a mayoral candidate that she would revoke a plot of land the city of Reykjavík granted for building a mosque, numerous mayoral candidates have expressed their disagreement with this sentiment.Vísir spoke with other candidates running for…