Good morning Edinburgh.
There was a fair amount of interest in our coverage of Monday's emergency council meeting on the future of the trams project.
STV Local continues the story here, reporting the reactions of local business owners.
Today's Scotsman reports that council leader Jenny Dawe has said a private finance initiative is among options being explored to complete the project. The council's transport leader Gordon Mackenzie tells the paper he understands it could cost "substantially more than £600m" to reach St Andrew Square.
Someone has written in to the Broughton Spurtle suggesting the council should open the existing line and run trams up and down Princes Street until the rest of the line is completed.
Chris Hill of the City Cycling Edinburgh forum highlights a local supermarket obstructing its bicycle rack with a large advertisement for discounted cider.
A video has been posted on the Edinburgh Uncut blog of Sunday's tax protest at BHS in Rose Street and Topshop on Princes Street.
The Song, by Toad blog has a round-up of this week's local gigs, including their own show, at the Wee Red Bar on Saturday.
Scott from Frightened Rabbit has given Avalanche Records 20 limited edition prints.
A collection of hand-crafted model boats risks being abandoned due to Art in Architecture being forced to leave The Lighthouse venue in Granton. Read more in this Evening News report.
The No Leith Biomass campaigners used Facebook to show their solidarity with people arrested in Grangemouth protesting against a similar plan.
The Social Penguin Blog has an interview with Wired's online news editor.
Around 1,000 concrete slabs on the facade of the Scottish parliament building may have to be checked after one came loose and dangled above a roof, reports the Scotsman's Nick Eardley.
There is a round-up of some of the events taking place in the city this week on The Edinburgh Reporter.
The council's East Neighbourhood Team has started its weed spraying programme and is keen to hear of any local problem areas that they could target.
Lothian Road restaurant Illegal Jacks reports the "pretty damn noisy" emptying of bins in the city centre at 1.15am this morning.
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