Edinburgh Life

There is nowhere quite like Edinburgh. Its heady mix of history, heritage architecture, the professions, art, literature, museums, theatre, festivals, sporting prowess, the geography and the topography, its people, their interests and where they live…the list goes on and on.

Yet it is a sad truism that for many who are indigenous to an area, that same area, if not a closed book to them, has few of its chapters read.

It is so easy to miss, dismiss or overlook the intrinsic beauty of the familiar and the commonplace as we negotiate life’s hurly-burly.

Edinburgh Life strives to put that right. Each issue celebrates the myriad facets of our capital city and its environs, inviting a closer appreciation and sometimes proffering an alternative and surprising aspect of the place we think we know so well.

Edinburgh Life is for those who enjoy the finer aspects of life, whether they cost money or perhaps just a bit of precious free time to enjoy.

Heritage, history, people, places, where to go, what to eat, what to do, where to meet. In short, there is something for everyone!

The Palace of Holyroodhouse – centuries of memories

Turner in January – wonderful watercolours at the RSA 

 City of Commerce – how trade controlled the city, for centuries 

 East New Town, Bellevue & Broughton – fascinating 1930 & 1993 aerial views

 Freedom of the City – the ultimate honour Edinburgh can bestow 

 The demise of Leith shipbuilding – a very personal view 

 Created from fire and ice – Edinburgh’s geological genesis

 Doug Corrance’s Edinburgh – his inimitable snapshot of the city 

 About the City - our good news round-up

 Edinburgh Entrepreneurs’ Lunch at the Royal Scots Club

 Royal Auxiliary Air Force celebrates centenary at the Royal Scots Club

 Edinburgh Oyster Club festive cheers at the Royal Scots Club

 Mel Young receives the Edinburgh Award 2024 at City Chambers    

 Wooden Spoon Edinburgh annual dinner at Prestonfield House 

 Kirking of the Master of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh 

 Demarco Archive fundraising dinner at Prestonfield House 

 Food, drink and hospitality:

 Go vegan this January with The Happy Pear’s Shepherdless Pie recipe 

 Fine dining aboard Fingal, Sunday Roast at Copper Blossom, Dean Banks’s Dulse, 

The Pitt at Granton Promenade, The Fife Arms 

 What’s On:

 10 fun and interesting things to do this winter