Good morning Edinburgh.
It's national poetry day and there's lots on in the capital to mark the occasion.
A selection of poetry and fiction will be available from the Edinburgh City Libraries mobile library van on Castle Street between 10.30am and 2pm.
Everyone is invited to the Scottish Poetry Library where, from 3pm, there will be a tea and cake party. Poetry fans are urged to bring their favourites to read out loud.
Tomorrow poet Ken Cockburn will lead a walking tour around the Old Town in an event organised by the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Find out more here.
We'll also be reporting today from the Scottish Parliament, where Blindcraft factory staff will attend a debate about the future of the charity they work for. More background here.
What's making Edinburgh tick today:
The Hidden Doors Festival needs visuals to project during bands' performances at this year's events. Find out more here.
The Edinburgh Internet Marketing Meetup returns this evening from 7pm in the University of Edinburgh's school of informatics. Gavin Littlejohn of Moneydashboard will lead the discussion.
Pupils from St Mary's primary school were invited to have breakfast with first minister Alex Salmond yesterday. See what the Scottish Sun said about it here.
A lot of news comes from the grapevine, but the latest story on the Broughton Spurtle's website has literally been plucked off the vine. Click here to read about grapes growing in Drummond Place.
What do you do when a neighbour starts cutting down a tree in your shared garden? It's an awkward situation. The latest post on the Suitably Despairing blog is an account of the death of a "gorgeous" tree in their garden. Read more here.
A cyclist tells of a series of near misses at the London Road roundabout on the City Cycling Edinburgh forum.
The National Museums of Scotland have a page full of their Halloween events here.
Corinne Bailey Rae sings at The Queen's Hall tonight, while KRS-One - described as a "bona fide hip hop legend" by The Skinny - is at the Liquid Room tonight. Or if local rock is your thing, head down to Bannerman's in the Grassmarket tonight where the fine young gentlemen of Taking Chase are playing.
A man who was three times over the drink drive limit has been jailed for five years after hitting and killing a cyclist in Kirkliston. The family of victim Konstantinos Tourlas, who studied at the University of Edinburgh, pay tribute to him in this STV report.
There's another tasty looking recipe by local chef Steven Adair on The Edinburgh Reporter today.
Inmates at Saughton prison have been making effigies for an Indian festival parade on Sunday. Find out more about the Dusherra celebrations on the Deadline press website.
The city centre's Glasshouse Hotel tweeted yesterday that it has a "rock god" staying this week. Could it be Sting, who's playing next door at the Playhouse this weekend?
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