On May 19, a new walkway was installed over Sæbraut by Súðavogur and Kleppsmýrarvegur. The 28-metre long bridge is meant for pedestrians and cyclists crossing over the road, and is supposed to improve ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir believes that Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest should be scrutinised, RÚV reports. According to Þorgerður’s claim, the ...

Welcome to our revival of Pylsuspjall, a Grapevine feature in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand and ask them questions. This time we hit the town late on a Saturday night, ...

A dog died of heatstroke in the capital area on Saturday, May 17, while another was taken to an animal hospital in critical condition, reports Vísir, citing the post by the volunteer organisation ...

Grindavík residents who have entered into a so-called friendship agreement with the real estate company Þórkatla can use their houses for summer stays and are permitted to stay in them starting May 28 ...

Far off the beaten path, in a valley caressed by rolling hills, right at the lip of Iceland’s second-largest glacier Langjökull, you will find a little forest and a little forest clearing. In that ...

18°. 18°?! If you own a pair of shorts, now’s your (only) chance. We’ve got some hot recommendations for you to hit as you stroll around town barelegged. Tonight there’s Smátíðni 3 at 12 Tónar at ...

A Labrador Retriever named Orka has started working as an assistant teacher in Rimaskóli primary school. The dog helps teaching students in third grade, and doubles as a therapist, its owner and ...

If this ain’t a heatwave, I don’t know what is. With so much quality music out this year — and it’s only May — it doesn’t matter whether the summer will be warm or cold. These tunes are primed to ...

On Friday, May 16, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing Inga Sæland ceremoniously tore down a wall in the former Icelandair headquarters on Nauthólsvegur in Reykjavík. The demolition marks the first ...

The grating shriek of a kría snaps me into reality. I look down at my bare feet on the lakeshore, where lupin shoots are bursting optimistically through the dirt. Tapping one with a toe sends a cloud ...

Some people love a good challenge. For some, it’s pounding pints in every bar of Laugavegur on a Friday night. For an American expat Katie Teeter, it’s ticking off a museum every week. She’s already ...