Good morning Edinburgh!
This post on the Spurtle captures the spirit of a peaceful dispute between a Broughton Place resident whose "no bikes" sign has been discovered by cyclists from the Critical Mass movement.
There is an update from Thursday's council planning meeting on The Edinburgh Reporter.
The wonderful Tinderbox Orchestra have a concert at Pilrig St Paul's Church on Sunday evening. Details here, plus we'll have a wee preview later today on the blog.
A local artist is appealing for possible witnesses to her dog being stolen on Leith Walk. Read more on Dylan Lisle's blog. Our tweet about it yesterday got retweeted more than 30 times, so hopefully this story has a happy ending. Thanks to Valerie Pehrson for sharing the link.
The second installment of Edinburgh biker Danny MacAskill's new video from Cape Town is online here. We had part one on the blog yesterday.
Alex Salmond revealed his new cabinet in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon. The Guardian's Severin Carrell has the details and reaction.
Forth Energy is among the sponsors of this year's Leith Festival.
Lothian Buses' Waverley Bridge travel shop will be shut this weekend for refurbishment.
Edinburgh Labour's Andrew Burns says his party is already looking 50-weeks into the future and planning for the 2012 local council elections. More on his blog. Meanwhile Better Nation has a guest post from a Labour activist arguing that the party needs to be more positive about Scotland.
Do you agree? Who will win next year's council elections? Continue the debate in the comments box below.
