Good morning Edinburgh!
Edinburgh Zoo's board of directors survived a vote of no confidence at last night's emergency meeting of members, reports the Scotsman site. But as the BBC reports, members voted to throw out chairman Donald Emslie.
From this Sunday CCTV cameras at the Botanic Gardens will be watching a pair of resident sparrowhawks to record their breeding season. More details here.
Also at the Botanics, The Spurtle highlights an exhibition of John Hope's drawings, going on show from Monday.
More than 30 trees that had to be cut down in the Meadows have not been replaced, reports the Evening News.
Edinburgh Spotlight reviews the new menu at Mimi's, describing it as "Leith's cake heaven."
The Hailes Matters blog has posted an interview from 1986 with Archie MacPherson, written at a time when there was no football on TV.
Craig McGill wants readers to ask the Scottish Parliament to agree on a hashtag for Twitter.
The Scotsman reports on how a councillor's daughter was car-jacked by an escaped prisoner in Holyrood Park.
Edinburgh Spotlight noticed that new turf has been laid in East Princes Street Gardens. Have a look here. The picture has sparked a bit of debate in the comments section about whether the holding the Winter Wonderland ice skating on the grass and then re-turfing it is environmentally sound.
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