diff --git a/assets/dk.css b/assets/dk.css
index 00e9478..f5b4c2f 100644
--- a/assets/dk.css
+++ b/assets/dk.css
@@ -4,23 +4,33 @@
 	for legibility and design, but keep the soul of the original project.
 */
 
-* {
-	margin: 0;
-	padding: 0;
-	box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
 :root {
 	color: #222;
 	font-family: Cambria, Cochin, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;
 	font-size: 16px;
 }
 
+* {
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	font-family: inherit;
+	font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
 body {
 	padding: 1rem;
 	background-image: url("/assets/images/backgrounds/snowstorm.jpg");
 }
 
+i { font-style: italic; }
+b { font-weight: bold; }
+
+h1 { font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; }
+h2 { font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: bold; }
+h3 { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: bold; }
+h4 { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: bold; }
+
 div#container {
 	width: 90vw;
 	display: flex;
@@ -46,6 +56,10 @@ section#game {
 	margin: 1rem 0;
 	border-top: 2px solid #000;
 
+	& > aside {
+		padding: 0.5rem;
+	}
+
 	& > aside > section:not(:last-child) {
 		margin-bottom: 1rem;
 	}
@@ -58,18 +72,16 @@ section#game {
 	& > aside#left {
 		grid-column: 1;
 		border-right: 2px solid #000;
-		padding: 3px;
 	}
 
 	& > main {
 		grid-column: 2;
-		padding: 3px;
+		padding: 0.5rem;
 	}
 
 	& > aside#right {
 		grid-column: 3;
 		border-left: 2px solid #000;
-		padding: 3px;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +112,6 @@ div.title {
 	background-color: #eeeeee;
 	font-weight: bold;
 	padding: 5px;
-	margin: 3px;
 }
 
 footer {
@@ -202,6 +213,24 @@ form.standard {
 	& > div.actions {
 		margin-top: 1rem;
 	}
+
+	input.text {
+		appearance: none;
+		outline: none;
+		border: 1px solid transparent;
+		padding: 0.25rem 0.25rem;
+		background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+		color: white;
+
+		&:hover {
+			background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+		}
+
+		&:focus {
+			background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+			border-color: black;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 .mb-1 {
@@ -210,4 +239,28 @@ form.standard {
 
 .mb-05 {
 	margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+div.town {
+	& > div:not(:last-child) {
+		margin-bottom: 2rem;
+	}
+
+	& > div.split {
+		width: 100%;
+		display: flex;
+		gap: 1rem;
+
+		& > div {
+			width: 100%;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+button.img-button {
+	appearance: none;
+	border: none;
+	outline: none;
+	background: none;
+	cursor: pointer;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/reset.css b/assets/reset.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20637d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/reset.css
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,
+h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
+a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code,
+del, dfn, em, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
+small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var,
+b, u, i, center,
+dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li,
+fieldset, form, label, legend,
+table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td,
+article, aside, canvas, details, embed, 
+figure, figcaption, footer, header, hgroup, 
+menu, nav, output, ruby, section, summary,
+time, mark, audio, video {
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+	border: 0;
+	font-size: 100%;
+	font: inherit;
+	vertical-align: baseline;
+}
+
+article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, 
+footer, header, hgroup, menu, nav, section {
+	display: block;
+}
+
+body {
+	line-height: 1;
+}
+
+ol, ul {
+	list-style: none;
+}
+
+blockquote, q {
+	quotes: none;
+}
+
+blockquote:before, blockquote:after,
+q:before, q:after {
+	content: '';
+	content: none;
+}
+
+table {
+	border-collapse: collapse;
+	border-spacing: 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/helpers/markdown/md.go b/internal/helpers/markdown/md.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c54a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/helpers/markdown/md.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package markdown
+
+import (
+	"html"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// MarkdownToHTML converts a basic subset of markdown to HTML, for
+// use in the news posts, forums, or user blurbs.
+func MarkdownToHTML(s string) string {
+	// Escape HTML entities first to sanitize user input
+	s = html.EscapeString(s)
+
+	// Handle headers first (line-based)
+	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "### ") {
+			lines[i] = "<h3>" + line[4:] + "</h3>"
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "## ") {
+			lines[i] = "<h2>" + line[3:] + "</h2>"
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "# ") {
+			lines[i] = "<h1>" + line[2:] + "</h1>"
+		}
+	}
+	s = strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+
+	// Handle code spans before other formatting
+	s = replaceCodeSpans(s)
+
+	// Handle links [text](url)
+	s = replaceLinks(s)
+
+	// Handle bold and italic
+	s = replaceBoldItalic(s)
+
+	// Handle line breaks last
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "\n", "<br>")
+
+	return `<div class="md-lib">` + s + "</div>"
+}
+
+func replaceCodeSpans(s string) string {
+	for {
+		start := strings.Index(s, "`")
+		if start == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		end := strings.Index(s[start+1:], "`")
+		if end == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		end += start + 1
+		code := s[start+1 : end]
+		s = s[:start] + "<code>" + code + "</code>" + s[end+1:]
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func replaceLinks(s string) string {
+	for {
+		linkStart := strings.Index(s, "[")
+		if linkStart == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		linkEnd := strings.Index(s[linkStart:], "](")
+		if linkEnd == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		linkEnd += linkStart
+		urlStart := linkEnd + 2
+		urlEnd := strings.Index(s[urlStart:], ")")
+		if urlEnd == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		urlEnd += urlStart
+
+		text := s[linkStart+1 : linkEnd]
+		url := s[urlStart:urlEnd]
+		s = s[:linkStart] + `<a href="` + url + `">` + text + "</a>" + s[urlEnd+1:]
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func replaceBoldItalic(s string) string {
+	// Handle bold first
+	for strings.Contains(s, "**") {
+		first := strings.Index(s, "**")
+		if first == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		second := strings.Index(s[first+2:], "**")
+		if second == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		second += first + 2
+		text := s[first+2 : second]
+		s = s[:first] + "<b>" + text + "</b>" + s[second+2:]
+	}
+
+	// Handle italic
+	for strings.Contains(s, "*") {
+		first := strings.Index(s, "*")
+		if first == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		second := strings.Index(s[first+1:], "*")
+		if second == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		second += first + 1
+		text := s[first+1 : second]
+		s = s[:first] + "<i>" + text + "</i>" + s[second+1:]
+	}
+
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/internal/news/news.go b/internal/news/news.go
index 7949be8..a06e9e8 100644
--- a/internal/news/news.go
+++ b/internal/news/news.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ type News struct {
 // New creates a new News with sensible defaults
 func New() *News {
 	return &News{
-		Author:  0,                    // No author by default
-		Posted:  time.Now().Unix(),   // Current time
-		Content: "",                  // Empty content
+		Author:  0,                 // No author by default
+		Posted:  time.Now().Unix(), // Current time
+		Content: "",                // Empty content
 	}
 }
 
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ func (n *News) Age() time.Duration {
 	return time.Since(n.PostedTime())
 }
 
+// ReadableTime converts a time.Time to a human-readable date string
+func (n *News) ReadableTime() string {
+	return n.PostedTime().Format("Jan 2, 2006 3:04 PM")
+}
+
 // IsAuthor returns true if the given user ID is the author of this news post
 func (n *News) IsAuthor(userID int) bool {
 	return n.Author == userID
@@ -317,13 +322,14 @@ func (n *News) ToMap() map[string]any {
 		"Author":  n.Author,
 		"Posted":  n.Posted,
 		"Content": n.Content,
-		
+
 		// Computed values
-		"PostedTime": n.PostedTime(),
-		"IsRecent":   n.IsRecent(),
-		"Age":        n.Age(),
-		"WordCount":  n.WordCount(),
-		"Length":     n.Length(),
-		"IsEmpty":    n.IsEmpty(),
+		"PostedTime":   n.PostedTime(),
+		"IsRecent":     n.IsRecent(),
+		"Age":          n.Age(),
+		"ReadableTime": n.ReadableTime(),
+		"WordCount":    n.WordCount(),
+		"Length":       n.Length(),
+		"IsEmpty":      n.IsEmpty(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/routes/town.go b/internal/routes/town.go
index ad61ee1..47bcc57 100644
--- a/internal/routes/town.go
+++ b/internal/routes/town.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ func RegisterTownRoutes(r *router.Router) {
 func showTown(ctx router.Ctx, _ []string) {
 	town := ctx.UserValue("town").(*towns.Town)
 	components.RenderPageTemplate(ctx, town.Name, "town/town.html", map[string]any{
-		"town": town,
+		"town":        town,
+		"newscontent": components.GenerateTownNews(),
+		"whosonline":  components.GenerateTownWhosOnline(),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/template/components/town.go b/internal/template/components/town.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ca39e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/template/components/town.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package components
+
+import (
+	"dk/internal/helpers/markdown"
+	"dk/internal/news"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func GenerateTownNews() string {
+	title := `<div class="title">Latest News</div>`
+
+	news, err := news.Recent(1)
+	if err == nil && len(news) > 0 {
+		item := news[0]
+		content := fmt.Sprintf(`<span class="light">%s</span>`, item.ReadableTime())
+		return title + content + fmt.Sprintf(`<div>%s</div>`, markdown.MarkdownToHTML(item.Content))
+	}
+
+	return title + "<div>No news!</div>"
+}
+
+func GenerateTownWhosOnline() string {
+	title := `<div class="title">Who's Online</div>`
+
+	return title + "<div>No one!</div>"
+}
diff --git a/templates/auth/login.html b/templates/auth/login.html
index 4915284..445cfbd 100644
--- a/templates/auth/login.html
+++ b/templates/auth/login.html
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 	<div class="row">
 		<label for="id">Email/Username</label>
-		<input id="id" type="text" name="id" value="{id}" required>
+		<input class="text" id="id" type="text" name="id" value="{id}" required>
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="row">
 		<label for="password">Password</label>
-		<input id="password" type="password" name="password" required>
+		<input class="text" id="password" type="password" name="password" required>
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="actions">
diff --git a/templates/auth/register.html b/templates/auth/register.html
index 8d5b9fa..bca6f00 100644
--- a/templates/auth/register.html
+++ b/templates/auth/register.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			<label for="username">Username</label>
 			<span class="help">Must be 30 alphanumeric characters or less.</span>
 		</div>
-		<input type="text" id="username" name="username" maxlength="30" value="{username}" required>
+		<input class="text" type="text" id="username" name="username" maxlength="30" value="{username}" required>
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="row">
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 			<label for="password">Password</label>
 			<span class="help">Passwords must be at least 6 characters.</span>
 		</div>
-		<input type="password" id="password" name="password" required class="mb-05">
+		<input class="text" type="password" id="password" name="password" required class="mb-05">
 		<label for="confirm_password">Verify Password</label>
-		<input type="password" id="confirm_password" name="confirm_password" required>
+		<input class="text" type="password" id="confirm_password" name="confirm_password" required>
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="row">
 		<label for="email">Email</label>
-		<input type="email" id="email" name="email" maxlength="100" value="{email}" required>
+		<input class="text" type="email" id="email" name="email" maxlength="100" value="{email}" required>
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="row">
diff --git a/templates/layout.html b/templates/layout.html
index b4d0873..cf37f94 100644
--- a/templates/layout.html
+++ b/templates/layout.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 	<title>{title}</title>
 
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/reset.css">
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/dk.css">
 
 	<script>
diff --git a/templates/town/town.html b/templates/town/town.html
index ce93aee..e33774a 100644
--- a/templates/town/town.html
+++ b/templates/town/town.html
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="news">
-		{news}
+		{newscontent}
 	</div>
 
-	<div class="whos-online">
-		{whosonline}
-	</div>
+	<div class="split">
+		<div class="whos-online">
+			{whosonline}
+		</div>
 
-	<div class="babblebox">
-		<div class="title">Babblebox</div>
-		@TODO
+		<div class="babblebox">
+			<div class="title">Babblebox</div>
+			@TODO
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>