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New In Town: Sirkus
OK, it may not be totally new, but it’s definitely back in town, at long last. After shutting its doors in 2007, the legendary and beloved Sirkus is now reclaiming Reykjavík nightlife, only this time at Lækjargata 6B. The reincarnated locale hopes…
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East Iceland: Hearts, Arts, Eats, And East Heat
We stare into the canyon. The glacial river Jökulsá á Brú roars by Stuðlagil, one of Iceland’s largest collections of basalt columns. A dizzying slope, interwoven with precarious foot trails and rope handholds, invites us for a closer view of the river…
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Legendary Reykjavik Nightclub To Re-Open Again – In East Iceland
Sirkus – a nightclub that once defined Reykjavík nightlife before closing in 2007 – will re-open in the east Iceland village of Seyðisfjörður. Once upon a time, Sirkus was the quintessential Reykjavík hotspot, and was arguably ground zero for what would become…
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Potential Closure Of Downtown’s Music Venues: It’s About More Than Music
It’s Faktorý all over again. The buildings that house downtown’s booming music scene—venues like Húrra, Gaukurinn, Paloma and Dubliner—will likely be renovated into “tourism-related businesses.” The news is reminiscent to the sad fate of Faktorý, a popular Reykjavík music venue that was…
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Icelandic Bar Life
Sigríður “Sigga” Guðlaugsdóttir’s induction into the world of running bars began by chance. She was working part-time at a bar in Boston while she was studying film in the ‘80s when the owners suddenly fired the managers and asked her to take…