Good morning Edinburgh.
National Grid says the creation of an urban village at Granton's Forthquarter is now "undeliverable for the foreseeable future" after councillors voted against a plan to demolish the gas holding tower. It is claimed the decision will cost National Grid £5.2m. Read more in this Scotsman report. We broke the news from the planning meeting on Twitter and will post a full report of this and other planning decisions later today.
The Scotsman also reports today that the Botanics had to ditch £35m plans to replace its old glasshouses with more eco-friendly facilities due to Scottish government spending cuts. Read more here.
Yesterday's guest blog on Guardian Edinburgh by Euan Leitch has spawned a discussion on the City Cycling Edinburgh forum about the city's best and worst industrial architecture. Thanks to the forum's Chris Hill for the link and Euan Leitch for writing the initial post.
Newhaven harbour will be used on Sunday as part of a Scottish Fisheries Museum project to revitalise coastal rowing. The boat's name will be announced on Sunday too, after a competition among Victoria primary school children. Read more on the Newhaven Rowing blog.
There is a review of Pips Dish, a new pop-up dining event coming to the city, on Edinburgh Spotlight.
Conservative councillor Cameron Rose writes on his blog about why he feels Neighbourhood Partnerships are a waste of time, money and effort.
Fay Young gets nostalgic for the Broughton Street shops of the past in her latest blogpost, asking 'How many gift shops can Broughton actually support?'
Council leader Jenny Dawe is meeting secretary of state Michael Moore MP in Edinburgh today. Writing on the council website, she says bringing high speed rail to the capital is high on the meeting agenda.
The Evening News reports there is interest from developers in breathing new life into the derelict B-listed former St James' Church in Constitution Street.
Andy Wightman, the land rights campaigner, has seen a flurry of media coverage for his new book, The Poor Had No Lawyers - Who Owns Scotland. In this latest blogpost he comments on how an article in Country Life led to his book being mentioned in the Telegraph, Daily Mail and on BBC Radio Scotland.
Edinburgh-based cookery book writer Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne tells the Inspiring Edinburgh blog about the story behind her gluten-free bread.
Details of a volunteer weekend clean up have been posted on the Water of Leith Conservation Trust blog.
That's how the city looks online this morning. Feel free to comment below if you have anything you would like to share.
