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  • Sjálfsbjörg Caseworker On Strætó’s Incompetence: Driving In Circles

    Sjálfsbjörg Caseworker On Strætó’s Incompetence: Driving In Circles

    When an eighteen-year-old girl with severe development disabilities went missing for seven hours in early February, people were naturally worried. Like usual, Ólöf Þorbjörg Pétursdóttir had gotten into a van operated by the public bus company Strætó, which she relies on to…

  • You Can’t Always Go Downtown

    You Can’t Always Go Downtown

    Sun peers through the large windows at Hressó on Andri Valgeirsson, shining on his transition lenses and heavy 5 o’clock shadow. He sometimes comes to Hressó when he’s in 101 Reykjavík, but most of the time you won’t see his dark navy…