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Councilman Offers Reward If Anonymous Columnist Comes Forward
A Reykjavík city councilperson has offered to pay 100,000 ISK to charity every month for a year, if the author of an anonymous column reveals themselves. Staksteinn is a regular column that appears in the newspaper Morgunblaðið and often casts criticisms (many…
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Visitors And Locals
While tourism has certainly been playing a critical role in bolstering Iceland’s economy, like any market force, it is not without its rippling effects. Property owners hoping to cash in on the tourism gravy train are finding it far more lucrative to…
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Faroese Receive Cold Welcome In Reykjavík Harbour
A damaged Faroese fishing ship was intially refused service in Reykjavík Harbour. That situation changed after protests from Faroese and Icelanders alike. Vísir reports that the Faroese mackerel fishing boat Næraberg experienced severe engine trouble on their way from fishing stocks in…
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Justin Timberlake Chided For “Hello, Reykjavík!”
Justin Timberlake held his first concert in Iceland yesterday, and some Icelandic media sources have reported primarily on Timberlake getting the name of the town he was performing in wrong. Singer Justin Timberlake performed to a standing-room-only crowd at the stadium Kórinn…
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1000 Parking Fines On Culture Night
Over 1000 parking tickets were issued on Reykjavík’s annual Culture Night (Menningarnótt) Saturday, reports DV. Culture Night- which saw roughly 100,000 people flock to the city centre to enjoy music, dance and art events – turned out to be a busy night for…
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Immigrant Children To Get Mother Tongue Classes
The City of Reykjavík is making preparations to set up mother tongue classes for primary school children of foreign origin. According to an announcement posted on City Hall’s webpage, the School and Recreation Council has passed a measure to set up a…
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Cat Shelter Packed With Kittens
Kattholt cat shelter is tightly packed with lots of kittens in need of a home, reports mbl.is. As this is the most romantic time of year for cats, it is the busiest time of year for Kattholt cat shelter, known in English as…
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Girl Falls Asleep On Bus, Wakes Up Locked Inside
After dozing off on the bus ride home on Saturday night, an Icelandic girl woke up to find herself alone in the dark and locked inside, reports DV. Presumably the bus driver did not spot the girl before locking up the bus for the…
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City Examines “City Bikes” Possibility
Reykjavík may soon join the list of cities with a “city bikes” service, renting out bicycles to residents to reduce car traffic downtown. DV reports that Reykjavík City Council formed a workgroup this morning to look into the logistics of offering city-owned…
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Reykjavík Pride 2014 In Pictures
Here is a series of photos that Reykjavík Pride photographer Alísa Kalyanova snapped from the annual Pride parade. It was a fun family-friendly day filled with floats, concerts and activities that celebrated diversity. Photos provided by Reykjavík Pride. — Want to hear what people had…
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Bursting With Pride
Wow! How awesome was Reykjavík Pride this year? I mean, did you see Páll Óskar’s glittering swan? A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. It is estimated that over 90,000 took to the streets of Reykjavík for Pride 2014, to celebrate diversity and show support for all people.…
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Fire At Kebab Grill!
Reykjavík hangover institution, Kebab Grill, caught fire yesterday, reports Vísir. Although emergency services were called to the scene, by the time the fire brigade and ambulance arrived the kebab shop’s employees had already put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. According…
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Half Tjörnin’s Duck Species Dying Off
Three of the six duck species at the pond Tjörnin in Reykjavík are dying off, and will disappear if nothing is done. Vísir reports that Ólafur Karl Nielsen, an ornithologist for The Icelandic Institute of Natural History (IINH), has recently concluded a…
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Record Sign Up For Reykjavík Marathon
7.880 people have signed up for this year’s Reykjavík Marathon on August 23, roughly 7% more than last year, reports Vísir. Most of the 7.880 people who have signed up have registered for the 10 km run and after that, the half marathon…
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Sexual Assaults Up 140%
Sexual assaults in central Reykjavík have increased drastically over the past few years, reports Vísir. According to police statistics 22 sexual assaults were reported in 2010, 17 in 2011 and 36 in 2012, so an average of 25 cases a year. In…
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One Cruise Ship = 10,000 Cars
A single cruise ship in Reykjavík harbour releases as much pollution as 10,000 cars, in part due to a lack of necessary equipment on the part of harbour authorities. Vísir reports that 90 cruise ships, carrying over 100,000 passengers, have come to…
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Reykjavík Sees Boom In AirBnB Listings
More than 1.000 Reykjavík apartments are listed on the short-term rental site AirBnB, reports RÚV. It is estimated that between 1.500 and 2.000 apartments are now being used to accommodate tourists in need of short-term rental. This includes apartment hotels which rent out 340…
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Woman Appointed Police Commissioner Of Reykjavík
Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir has been appointed Police Commissioner of Reykjavík, reports Vísir, she is the first woman to hold this post. In accordance with a new police law, Police Commissioners in Iceland will be cut down from 15 to 9. Additionally two…
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Straumur: Best Of Music
Best album: GusGus’s ‘Mexico’ The greats of Icelandic dance music, GusGus, have yet to slip up in their almost two decade long career and they certainly don’t do so on their latest album, ‘Mexico.’ They continue to explore the sonic terrain of…
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Progressive Leadership On The Defensive
As more Progressives leave the party, tensions continue to rise. Last week, former Reykjavík city council candidate Hreiðar Eiríksson announced he was leaving the Progressive Party over remarks Progressive city council candidate Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir made during campaign season, as well as…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Shopping & Commerce
Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is a city without problems, or that it’s a place that doesn’t have plenty of ways in which it could improve. This probably…
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The Media “Understands” The Progressives
A Progressive Party MP believes the party could have done a better job at handling anti-mosque rhetoric during municipal election season. In a recent interview with DV, Progressive Party MP Karl Garðarsson was candid about how his party campaigned during last May’s…
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New Skeifan Could Be “Like SoHo”
Plans are already in the works to rebuild the Skeifan district of east Reykjavík, only days after a fire raged through several businesses in the area. Vísir reports that Reykjavík city council is reviewing ideas to change the planning dynamics of Skeifan,…