Good morning Edinburgh.
A new brain unit at the Sick Kids' hospital will not be opened in 2013 as planned, reports the Evening News. No new date has been fixed for its completion.
There was trouble in the Canongate last night as violence broke out around 6.30pm. It is understood that a group of men were fighting at Pancho Villa's restaurant in the run up to Hibs v Maribor in the Europa Cup at Easter Road. You can read our witness report here.
The Scotsman has details of a new proposal to redevelop the brewery site at Fountainbridge.
The council is considering rolling out the barbecue-slab scheme in the Meadows to other parks.The barbecue friendly areas were introduced in May and could now become a feature elsewhere in the city after the successful trial.
Today is the final day for charities to apply for £12million of trusts to help vulnerable people in the capital. The BBC says 38 trusts are to be transferred to voluntary bodies in a bid to see the money used more efficiently.
STV has a video of Wednesday's fire on Arthur's Seat. It was the second such fire in under a fortnight.
A new centre for dementia sufferers will be officially opened on the site of the old Eastern General hospital this morning. The project has secured council funding for the next five years, and will offer around 108 people day care services Monday-Saturday. It will also be used an alternative to hospital admission.
Councillor Norman Work, Vice Convener of the Health, Social Care and Housing Committee, said: "It is fantastic to see this new centre spring to life and I would like to say congratulations to everyone who has had a part to play in the development of this new building.
"Not only will it provide great facilities and services for service users, it will also be a lifeline for their families too. We are looking forward to working with our partners in providing a high quality service."
On the blogs
Broughton Spurtle announces a new exhibition at Gladstone's Land Gallery on the Lawn Market. It will showcase some local artists and include work from Christine Clark.
Greener Leith is setting up a Leith lending circle whereby people in the area offer tools and services to one another, either for a small cost or for free.
Transition Edinburgh University offer a guide to experiencing the Edinburgh festival in an eco-friendly way.
Velocity-m has a post about the closure of The Big Red Door
And finally, Edinburgh may be well known for the supposedly haunted vaults under of Mary King's Close, but there may be another extra-terrestrial story to add to guided tours in the city. Edinburgh was something of a hotspot for reported UFO sightings according to Ministry of Defence files.
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