The US Embassy in Reykjavík plans to close earlier than usual today due to planned protests outside the embassy at Engjateigur 7.

The search for the remains of Lúðvík Pétursson, who fell into a sinkhole in Grindavík in January 2024, was called off last night. Suðurnes Police announced that no further search operations would be undertaken based on the existing risk asse...

At the end of last year, three Icelandic municipalities exceeded the limits set by the so-called debt rule, while several others were dangerously close to breaching the threshold.

Icelandic airline Icelandair and Air China have signed a codeshare agreement that will significantly strengthen connections between Iceland and China.

Shareholders of Reykjavik Fibre Network (Ljósleiðarinn) yesterday approved a proposal authorizing steps that could lead to changes in the company's ownership. Ljósleiðarinn is wholly owned by Orkuveitan, and the decision is subject to appr...

Sunna Eyþórsdóttir turns butter, sugar and eggs into fantastical sculptures, spending days creating cakes that sometimes disappear in just 15 minutes.

This year, we are continuing our Iceland Music Feedback Program. The goal is to recruit new writers to explore cultural journalism. Feedback begins with a music journalism workshop at Grapevine’s new office at Hafnarstræti 8, Monday, November 2 a...

You know the rules. Name that sheep. Tell us the name of this specific sheep. Email us at sheep@grapevine.is. If you get the right name, and you’re in Iceland, you win a hot dog, made in part with sheep. One guess per email address please. Not in I...

“Oh Tindastóllllll,” my Ghanaian-American friend and I sang along with the supporters of the Tindastóll basketball team as we stood, cramped and stooped over to avoid the beams in the last row of the bleachers in the absolutely chock-full Stjar...

Winter neareth and we have goneth down to a monthly publishing schedule. That means that I have no proof copy to send to you, our trusty cadre of subscribers, but we're sticking to the usual fortnightly schedule anyway for tradition's sake.  Wi...