#newsContainer {
        width:                  90vw;
	margin-left:            auto;
        margin-right:           auto;
        display:                flex;
        position:               relative;
        align-items:            top; 
        justify-content:        space-between; 
        margin-top:             calc(var(--header-height) + 4vh);
        margin-bottom:          2vh;
        flex-wrap:              wrap;
}

.band {
  width: 90%;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  
  display: grid;
  
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto;
  grid-gap: 20px;
  
  @media (min-width: 30em) {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
  
  @media (min-width: 60em) {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  }
}

.card {
  background: white;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #444;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100%;
  
  // sets up hover state
  position: relative;
  top: 0;
  transition: all .1s ease-in;
    
  &:hover {
    top: -2px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  }
  
  article {
    padding: 20px;
    flex: 1;
    
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }
  
  h1 {
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 0;
    color: #333;
  }
  
  p {
    flex: 1;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }
  
  span {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #999;
    text-transform: uppercase;

  }
  
  .thumb {
    padding-bottom: 60%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center center;
  }
}

  .t1 {
	background-image: url(/images/flex-1.jpg);
	filter: grayscale(100%);

	&:hover {
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        }

}

  .t2 {
	background-image: url(/images/users-2.png);
	filter: grayscale(100%);

	&:hover {
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        }


}

  .t3 {
	background-image: url(/images/flex-5.jpg);
	filter: grayscale(100%);

	&:hover {
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        }


}

  .t4 {
	background-image: url(/images/landing.png);
	filter: grayscale(100%);

	&:hover {
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        }


}

  .t5 {
	background-image: url(/images/strange.jpg);
	filter: grayscale(100%);

	&:hover {
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        }


}

  .t6 {
	background-image: url(/images/flor.jpg);
	filter: grayscale(100%);
	
	&:hover {
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        }

}

  .t7 {
	background-image: url(/images/china.png);
	filter: grayscale(100%);

	&:hover {
	filter: grayscale(0%);
	}

}

.item-1 {

  @media (min-width: 60em) {
    grid-column: 1 / span 2;
    
    h1 {
      font-size: 24px;
    }
  }
}