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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr will attend a series of neighborhood meetings held as part of the ‘Betri Hverfi’ (‘Better Districts’) project.
The aim of the organizers is to give residents the opportunity to voice their ideas for small projects, new construction and maintenance projects to better their neighborhoods.
Ideas can also be submitted to the project website. Last year, the City of Reykjavík received close to 400 ideas and more than 100 were implemented.
This year’s budget is set at ISK 300 million (USD 2.3 million, EUR 1.75 million). Residents submit ideas and then vote on them online from March 14-19.
At the meetings, the mayor will also review last year’s projects and people can use the opportunity to sit down and discuss the ideas presented at the meeting.
The first meeting was held at Laugalækjarskóli in the suburb of Laugardalur at 5 pm today.
On Wednesday, the mayor will meet the residents of Árbær at 5 pm in Árbæjarskóli, and on Thursday, those in Vesturbær at 5 pm in Hagaskóli.
Click here for the schedule of meetings to be held in Reykjavík.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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