diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 63de448..a65117e 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if (!$announcement) {
     <div class="container">
       <div class="dash-header">
         <p class="eyebrow">Content & Operations</p>
-        <h1 style="margin-top: 0.4rem;">Site Announcements & Alerts</h1>
+        <h1>Site Announcements & Alerts</h1>
       </div>
 
       <?php if (!empty($successMsg)): ?>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if (!$announcement) {
         <input type="hidden" name="announcement_id" value="<?= (int)($announcement['id'] ?? 0) ?>">
 
         <div class="panel">
-          <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;">
+          <div class="panel-head">
             <h2>
               <span>📢 Announcement Settings</span>
             </h2>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if (!$announcement) {
 
           <div class="form-grid">
             <div class="form-group full-width">
-              <label class="checkbox-label" style="font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 500;">
+              <label class="checkbox-label checkbox-label-lg">
                 <input type="checkbox" name="is_active" value="1" <?= !empty($announcement['is_active']) ? 'checked' : '' ?>>
                 <strong>Enable Announcement on Site</strong>
               </label>
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ if (!$announcement) {
               <label for="start_date">Start Date (Optional Auto-Schedule)</label>
               <input type="date" id="start_date" name="start_date" class="form-control" 
                      value="<?= htmlspecialchars($announcement['start_date'] ?? '') ?>">
-              <span class="muted" style="font-size: 0.78rem;">Leave blank to show immediately while enabled.</span>
+              <span class="muted field-hint">Leave blank to show immediately while enabled.</span>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-group">
               <label for="end_date">End Date (Optional Expiration)</label>
               <input type="date" id="end_date" name="end_date" class="form-control" 
                      value="<?= htmlspecialchars($announcement['end_date'] ?? '') ?>">
-              <span class="muted" style="font-size: 0.78rem;">Auto-hides after 11:59 PM on this date.</span>
+              <span class="muted field-hint">Auto-hides after 11:59 PM on this date.</span>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-group full-width">
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ if (!$announcement) {
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div style="margin-top: 1.75rem;">
+          <div class="form-actions">
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save &amp; Update Site</button>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index cdc0256..be0ebe5 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ $siteUrl = rtrim(SITE_URL, '/');
         <div class="about-grid">
           <div class="reveal">
             <p class="eyebrow">About the Pub</p>
-            <h2 style="margin-top:0.6rem;">A proper Irish pub, right on Washington Street.</h2>
-            <p class="lede" style="margin-top:1.5rem;">The Old Fitz Public House pours a traditional Irish pub experience in the middle of Marion — no pretense, no reservations, just a good pint and a warm room. Walk in Thursday through Saturday evening, grab a seat at the bar or a table for the family, and settle in.</p>
+            <h2>A proper Irish pub, right on Washington Street.</h2>
+            <p class="lede">The Old Fitz Public House pours a traditional Irish pub experience in the middle of Marion — no pretense, no reservations, just a good pint and a warm room. Walk in Thursday through Saturday evening, grab a seat at the bar or a table for the family, and settle in.</p>
             <p class="lede">The kitchen runs until 9, the bar stays open later for snacks, and regulars and first-timers get treated the same.</p>
           </div>
           <div class="stat-card reveal">
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ $siteUrl = rtrim(SITE_URL, '/');
             <img class="knot" src="./assets/knot.png" alt="">
             <span>THE OLD FITZ PUBLIC HOUSE</span>
           </a>
-          <address style="margin-top:1rem;">
+          <address>
             100 N Washington Street<br>
             Marion, Indiana
           </address>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ $siteUrl = rtrim(SITE_URL, '/');
         <div>
           <p class="col-title">Get in Touch</p>
           <a class="email" href="mailto:info@theoldfitzpub.com">info@theoldfitzpub.com</a>
-          <div class="social-row" style="margin-top:1rem;">
+          <div class="social-row">
             <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoldfitzpub/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Instagram">
               <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6">
                 <rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="5" />
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index b0ff288..8430e39 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
     --ink: #f1e8d8;
     --ink-muted: #a89a83;
     --rule: #42362590;
+
+    --font-serif: 'Fraunces', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
+    --font-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
+    --font-sans: 'Karla', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
   }
 
   * {
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@
     margin: 0;
     background: var(--ground);
     color: var(--ink);
-    font-family: 'Karla', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
     font-size: 1rem;
     line-height: 1.65;
     -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
   h1,
   h2,
   h3 {
-    font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-weight: 600;
     line-height: 1.08;
     text-wrap: balance;
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@
   }
 
   .eyebrow {
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.72rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.22em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@
     color: var(--ground-2);
     padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
     border-radius: 0.125rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     transition: top .15s ease;
     z-index: 100;
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@
   }
 
   .announcement-tag {
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.75rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.12em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -250,7 +254,7 @@
 
   .hours-alert strong {
     display: block;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.75rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.08em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -310,7 +314,7 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.65rem;
     text-decoration: none;
-    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-weight: 600;
     letter-spacing: 0.02em;
     font-size: 1.05rem;
@@ -343,16 +347,11 @@
     color: var(--gold-bright) !important;
     padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
     border-radius: 0.125rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.75rem !important;
     letter-spacing: 0.06em;
   }
 
-  .nav-cta:hover {
-    border-color: var(--gold);
-    background: var(--surface);
-  }
-
   @media (max-width: 47.5em) {
     nav.links {
       display: none;
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@
   }
 
   .hero .sub {
-    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-style: italic;
     font-weight: 400;
     font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.6vw, 1.55rem);
@@ -431,7 +430,7 @@
     justify-content: center;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     gap: 0.6rem 0;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.82rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.04em;
     color: var(--ink-muted);
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.5rem;
     padding: 0.8rem 1.5rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.8rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.05em;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -483,7 +482,9 @@
     color: var(--gold-bright);
   }
 
-  .btn-outline:hover {
+  /* .nav-cta mirrors this hover treatment */
+  .btn-outline:hover,
+  .nav-cta:hover {
     border-color: var(--gold);
     background: var(--surface);
   }
@@ -515,15 +516,30 @@
     margin-top: 1rem;
   }
 
+  .about-grid h2 {
+    margin-top: 0.6rem;
+  }
+
+  .about-grid h2 + .lede {
+    margin-top: 1.5rem;
+  }
+
   .about-grid .lede {
     max-width: 56ch;
     color: var(--ink);
     font-size: 1.05rem;
   }
 
-  .stat-card {
+  /* shared surface-panel look: also used by .card, .login-card, .panel below */
+  .stat-card,
+  .card,
+  .login-card,
+  .panel {
     background: var(--surface);
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
+  }
+
+  .stat-card {
     padding: 2rem;
     border-radius: 0.2rem;
   }
@@ -534,7 +550,7 @@
   }
 
   .stat-big {
-    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-weight: 600;
     font-style: italic;
     font-size: 3rem;
@@ -560,7 +576,7 @@
 
   .stat-source {
     margin-top: 1.5rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.7rem;
     color: var(--gold-dim);
     letter-spacing: 0.05em;
@@ -584,8 +600,6 @@
   }
 
   .card {
-    background: var(--surface);
-    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     border-radius: 0.2rem;
     padding: 2.25rem;
   }
@@ -599,7 +613,7 @@
   .hours-list {
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
     font-size: 0.92rem;
   }
@@ -785,20 +799,15 @@
     text-decoration: none;
   }
 
-  .footer-brand .knot {
-    width: 1.625rem;
-    height: 1.625rem;
-  }
-
   .footer-brand span {
-    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-weight: 600;
     color: var(--ink);
     font-size: 1rem;
   }
 
   footer .col-title {
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.72rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.14em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -807,14 +816,19 @@
   }
 
   footer address {
+    margin-top: 1rem;
     font-style: normal;
     color: var(--ink-muted);
     font-size: 0.92rem;
     line-height: 1.7;
   }
 
+  footer .social-row {
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+  }
+
   footer .hours-mini {
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     color: var(--ink-muted);
     font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
@@ -882,8 +896,6 @@
   }
 
   .login-card {
-    background: var(--surface);
-    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     border-radius: 0.25rem;
     padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
     width: 100%;
@@ -908,7 +920,7 @@
   }
 
   .login-header p {
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.72rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.15em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -926,7 +938,7 @@
 
   .form-group label {
     display: block;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.75rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.08em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -934,13 +946,17 @@
     margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
   }
 
+  .field-hint {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+  }
+
   .form-control,
   .form-input {
     width: 100%;
     background: var(--ground-2);
     border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     color: var(--ink);
-    font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
     font-size: 0.95rem;
     padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem;
     border-radius: 0.125rem;
@@ -991,7 +1007,7 @@
     display: block;
     text-align: center;
     margin-top: 1.5rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.75rem;
     color: var(--ink-muted);
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -1018,7 +1034,7 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.75rem;
     text-decoration: none;
-    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
     font-size: 1.15rem;
     color: var(--ink);
   }
@@ -1027,7 +1043,7 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 1.25rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.82rem;
     color: var(--ink-muted);
   }
@@ -1050,13 +1066,12 @@
   }
 
   .dash-header h1 {
+    margin-top: 0.4rem;
     font-size: 2rem;
     color: var(--ink);
   }
 
   .panel {
-    background: var(--surface);
-    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
     border-radius: 0.25rem;
     padding: 2rem;
     margin-bottom: 2rem;
@@ -1071,6 +1086,13 @@
     gap: 0.6rem;
   }
 
+  .panel-head {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  }
+
   .form-grid {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
@@ -1083,6 +1105,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .form-actions {
+    margin-top: 1.75rem;
+  }
+
   .checkbox-group {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -1099,6 +1125,11 @@
     cursor: pointer;
   }
 
+  .checkbox-label-lg {
+    font-size: 1.05rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+
   .checkbox-label input[type="checkbox"] {
     width: 1.15rem;
     height: 1.15rem;
@@ -1110,7 +1141,7 @@
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.4rem;
-    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.72rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.08em;
     text-transform: uppercase;