diff --git a/_includes/join-us-on-social-media.html b/_includes/join-us-on-social-media.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92f1bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/join-us-on-social-media.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<article id="join-us">
+  <h2>Not a member yet?</h2>
+  <p>Are you a Black Python Developer</p>
+  <div class="grid">
+    <a href="https://discord.gg/XUc3tFqCT3" role="button" class="pico-background-violet-650" style="color: #03dfff"
+      ><span><i class="fab fa-discord"></i></span> Join our Discord</a
+    >
+    <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14336241/" role="button" class="pico-background-azure-650" style="color: #03dfff"
+      ><span><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></span> Join our LinkedIn Group</a
+    >
+  </div>
+</article>
diff --git a/_includes/join_us.html b/_includes/join_us.html
index 4948453..0b94150 100644
--- a/_includes/join_us.html
+++ b/_includes/join_us.html
@@ -1,17 +1,4 @@
-<div class="grid">
-  <article id="join-us">
-    <h2>Not a member yet?</h2>
-    <p>Are you a Black Python Developer</p>
-    <div class="grid">
-      <a href="https://discord.gg/XUc3tFqCT3" role="button" class="pico-background-violet-650" style="color: #03dfff"
-        ><span><i class="fab fa-discord"></i></span> Join our Discord</a
-      >
-      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14336241/" role="button" class="pico-background-azure-650" style="color: #03dfff"
-        ><span><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></span> Join our LinkedIn Group</a
-      >
-    </div>
-  </article>
-</div>
+<div class="grid"></div>
 <div id="support">
   <h2>Support Black Python Devs</h2>
   <article>
diff --git a/_includes/latest-posts.html b/_includes/latest-posts.html
index 40fbf0e..c192506 100644
--- a/_includes/latest-posts.html
+++ b/_includes/latest-posts.html
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ <h2 class="post-list-heading">{{ page.list_title }}</h2>
       <h3>
         <a class="" href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}"> {{ post.title | escape }} </a>
       </h3>
-      <p>{{ post.date | date: date_format }}</p>
-      {%- if site.show_excerpts -%}
-      <p class="post-description">{{ post.description }}</p>
-      {%- endif -%}
+      <p>{{ post.date | date: date_format }} by: {{ post.author }}</p>
     </div>
     {%- assign count = count | plus: 1 -%} {%- endif -%} {%- endfor -%}
   </div>
diff --git a/_layouts/index.html b/_layouts/index.html
index 3d6314b..3a6f8a2 100644
--- a/_layouts/index.html
+++ b/_layouts/index.html
@@ -25,8 +25,19 @@ <h2>{{ post.title }}</h2>
 
   <img src="{{'/assets/images/dcus.jpg' | relative_url }}"  alt="DjangoCon US 2023"/>
 
-  {%- include latest-posts.html -%}
-  {%- include join_us.html -%}
+ <section class="isolated-grid">
+  <div class="grid-container">
+    <div class="grid-item">
+      {% include latest-posts.html %}
+    </div>
+    <div class="grid-item">
+      {% include join-us-on-social-media.html %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+ </section>
+
+ {% include join_us.html %}
+
   {%- include partnerships.html -%}
   {%- include newsletter_form.html newsletter_title="Learn what the community and its members are doing from our newsletter!" -%}
 </div>
diff --git a/assets/css/bpd.css b/assets/css/bpd.css
index b82df24..f66cfb9 100644
--- a/assets/css/bpd.css
+++ b/assets/css/bpd.css
@@ -563,12 +563,12 @@ ul.speaking-list {
   background-color: #fff;
 }
 
+
 .info h2 {
   margin: 10px 0;
   font-size: 1.5em;
   color: #333;
 }
-
 .info p {
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 1em;
@@ -613,6 +613,18 @@ button.next:focus {
 .next {
   right: 10px;
 }
+.grid-container {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
+  gap: 20px;
+  margin-top: 20px;
+}
+
+.grid-item {
+  padding: 15px;
+  border: 1px solid #ddd;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background-color: #f9f9f9;
 
 .latest-posts-grid {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index 8ca1b66..e1e7e2e 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -141,14 +141,6 @@ def test_first_slide_matches_latest_post(page_url: tuple[Page, str]) -> None:
     ),
 )
 
-# def test_page_description_in_index_and_blog(page_url: tuple[Page, str], url: str):
-#     """Checks for the descriptions data in the blog posts. There should be some objects with the class `post-description`"""
-#     page, live_server_url = page_url
-#     page.goto(f"{live_server_url}{url}")
-#     expect(page.locator("p.post-description").first).to_be_visible()
-#     expect(page.locator("p.post-description").first).not_to_be_empty()
-
-
 def stem_description(
     path: pathlib.Path,
 ) -> Generator[tuple[str, frontmatter.Post], None, None]: