Navigation: 3 mega menus (Events, Eat & Drink, Explore) with 2/3 link pane + 1/3 editorial spotlight panel. 2 simple dropdowns (Parking & Safety, About) with icon + label + description per row. Donate CTA styled as distinct button. Per SNA_Navigation_Strategy_OSA: mega menus trigger on hover (200ms open / 300ms close delay in production); editorial panels are CMS-managed single post references with fallback defaults; Explore groups subpages by section (Art & Culture, Shopping, Experiences, Stay); Shopping nav shows only Fashion, Gifts, and All Shopping (analytics-informed — other categories accessible via landing page); Events editorial panel uses NAVY background; Eat & Drink and Explore editorial panels use white background. Mobile: all menus convert to accordion drawers, editorial panels omitted.

§1 — Page Hero. Full-width, editorial weight — this is the most important identity page in the Explore section. Headline recommendation: "Creation Is Calling" if the Tenfold brand platform is active; "Art Lives Here" as a clean alternative. No CTA button in the hero — the subpage cards below do the routing. If a video asset exists (Gallery Hop footage, mural installation timelapse), this is the right place for a looping background video.

§2 — Subpage Navigation Cards. Four editorial cards in a 2×2 grid (single column on mobile). Each card: editorial photograph, H3 label, 2–3 line tease, CTA link. Cards should feel visually distinct — each is a door into a different world, not four versions of the same template. Card order reflects priority: Galleries & Exhibitions and Music are highest-intent destinations. Card order adjustable based on post-launch analytics.

§3 — Gallery Hop Feature. A persistent, always-present editorial block — NOT a fifth navigation card. Full-width band with background image and text overlay. Dark, evening atmosphere signals Gallery Hop as a night-out occasion. "First Saturday of every month" must appear typographically prominent. The "Next Gallery Hop: [Date]" line updates monthly. Treatment here should be lighter than the Galleries subpage Spotlight — this is a feature block, not a full editorial section. Gallery Hop appears in different roles across multiple pages; this version emphasizes Gallery Hop as a whole-district event touching all four subpages. Update cadence: monthly — the date line must be updated in the first week of each month. Owned by SNA Communications / Marketing Team.

§4 — Cross-Sell Block. "While You're Here" framing — connects the Art & Culture visit to the full Short North evening. Events for what's on, Eat & Drink for before and after. Third tile (Explore) is optional — include if analytics show users arriving at Art & Culture without having seen the broader Explore section. Keep photography tonally consistent with the page — evening atmosphere, people present. These tiles should feel like an extension of the visit, not a pivot to a different section. Decide 2 vs 3 tiles at design stage based on visual balance with Gallery Hop feature above.