A total of 35 people were injured or killed in accidents involving heavy motorcycles in Iceland last year, below the average of 38 casualties per year over the past decade. This is stated in a release from the Safety and Education Division of the ...

Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children and leader of the People’s Party, has gone on temporary medical leave.

Members of Parliament recently voted on a proposed referendum regarding the resumption of Iceland’s European Union accession talks. The proposal was approved with 34 votes in favor and 8 against, while 14 MPs abstained.

A seal is currently lying on the shoreline at Þórshöfn in the municipality of Langanesbyggð.

Despite ongoing discussion about flight cancellations linked to alleged unofficial pilot actions, the vast majority of Icelandair’s scheduled flights are still operating and getting passengers to their destinations.

It’s Friday and, as always, the Grapevine’s got your weekend plans covered. Whether you’re looking for art or music, in Reykjavík or beyond downtown, we humbly present our recommendations: Reykjavík Arts Festival kicks off on May 30 with sooo...

Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen debuted “Because the Night”, December 30, 1977, CBGB Theater, NYC, just one of the magical Patti Smith moments I’ve caught over the past 50 years. Patti Smith’s Horses is one of those albums that I wouldn’t...

Historically speaking, Reykjavík has not been a city particularly interested in easing gently into the evening. The Icelandic night traditionally arrived rather abruptly: dinner at home, a few drinks before heading downtown very late, and then the n...

Municipal elections took place on Saturday, May 16. In Reykjavík, there was a swing to the right. The Centre Party gained three seats, and the Independence Party went from six to nine seats. The latter now faces the task of forming a new ruling majo...

It appears that the ferris wheel will return to Miðbakki at Reykjavík Harbour for a third summer in a row. Reykjavík City Council has approved a proposal to enter talks with Taylor’s Tivoli Iceland ehf. about extending the company’s agreem...