diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 399e8f4..4a9f194 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -260,12 +260,14 @@ in three kinds:
 - `severity` is notice-only: `urgent`/`heads-up`/`info` tints the card edge, the
   chip, and the icon on Home. Setting it on a live widget is a validation error
   (live rows have no severity to sort by).
-- Home renders one merged calendar card (every `calendar` widget, sorted by
-  date), one card per `recent` widget, then notices - urgent first, then heads-up
-  then info, each group in creation order. The next upcoming release that carries
-  artwork gets a full-width hero tile above the timeline (its relayed thumb plus
-  title and date); the timeline row keeps its own small thumb. Each widget also
-  gets its own sidebar button for a single-card view.
+- Home renders one merged release group (every `calendar` widget, ascending by
+  date) and one group per `recent` widget (newest first) - each group is a header
+  (title, refresh stamp, per-widget errors) followed by one card per release,
+  laid out as a wrapping grid - then notices, urgent first, then heads-up then
+  info, each group in creation order. The next upcoming release that carries
+  artwork also gets a full-width hero tile above the groups (its relayed thumb
+  plus title and date). Each widget gets its own sidebar button for a
+  single-widget view.
 - Writes are admin-only when OIDC is on, reads any session - same gate as
   services.
 
diff --git a/src/uwudash_mk3/static/app.js b/src/uwudash_mk3/static/app.js
index 08bf03e..2e33d9e 100644
--- a/src/uwudash_mk3/static/app.js
+++ b/src/uwudash_mk3/static/app.js
@@ -233,30 +233,21 @@ function noticeCard(widget) {
   );
 }
 
-function itemRow(item) {
+function releaseCard(item) {
   const thumb = item.thumb
     ? `<img class="widget-thumb" src="${esc(item.thumb)}" alt="${esc(item.label)}" loading="lazy" />`
     : "";
   return (
-    `<div class="widget-item">` +
+    `<div class="release-card">` +
     thumb +
     `<span class="widget-label">${esc(item.label)}</span>` +
     (item.sub ? `<span class="widget-sub">${esc(item.sub)}</span>` : "") +
+    `<span class="widget-when">${esc(dayLabel(item.date))}</span>` +
     `<span class="widget-src">${esc(item.source || "")}</span>` +
     `</div>`
   );
 }
 
-function groupByDate(items) {
-  const days = [];
-  for (const item of items) {
-    const last = days[days.length - 1];
-    if (last && last.date === item.date) last.items.push(item);
-    else days.push({ date: item.date, items: [item] });
-  }
-  return days;
-}
-
 function dayLabel(date) {
   const parts = (date || "").split("-").map(Number);
   if (parts.length !== 3) return date || "";
@@ -278,11 +269,14 @@ function clockOf(iso) {
   return new Date(iso).toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit" });
 }
 
-// One card per live widget group: every calendar widget merges into a single
-// sorted timeline, each "recently added" widget gets its own card.
-function liveCard(widgets, title) {
+// A live group is a header plus one card per release: every calendar widget
+// merges into one ascending timeline, each "recently added" widget keeps its
+// own newest-first group (upstream order, no re-sorting).
+function liveCard(widgets, title, ascending) {
   const items = widgets.flatMap((widget) => (widget.data || {}).items || []);
-  const days = groupByDate(items);
+  const rows = ascending
+    ? items.slice().sort((a, b) => ((a.date || "") < (b.date || "") ? -1 : 1))
+    : items;
   const notes = widgets
     .map((widget) => {
       const data = widget.data || {};
@@ -293,24 +287,22 @@ function liveCard(widgets, title) {
   const stamp = refreshed.length ? `refreshed ${clockOf(refreshed.sort()[0])}` : "";
   const meta = [...notes, stamp].filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
   return (
-    `<div class="widget-card live">` +
+    `<div class="live-group">` +
+    `<div class="live-head">` +
     `<span class="icon">${widgetIcon(widgets[0])}</span>` +
     `<div class="widget-title">${esc(title)}</div>` +
     `<div class="widget-meta">${esc(meta)}</div>` +
-    days.map(
-      (day) =>
-        `<div class="widget-day">` +
-        `<div class="widget-day-head">${esc(dayLabel(day.date))}</div>` +
-        day.items.map(itemRow).join("") +
-        `</div>`
-    ).join("") +
-    (days.length ? "" : `<div class="widget-empty">${esc(meta || "nothing in the window")}</div>`) +
+    `</div>` +
+    (rows.length ? `<div class="release-cards">${rows.map(releaseCard).join("")}</div>` : "") +
+    (rows.length ? "" : `<div class="widget-empty">${esc(meta || "nothing in the window")}</div>`) +
     `</div>`
   );
 }
 
 function widgetCard(widget) {
-  return widget.kind === "notice" ? noticeCard(widget) : liveCard([widget], widget.name);
+  return widget.kind === "notice"
+    ? noticeCard(widget)
+    : liveCard([widget], widget.name, widget.kind === "calendar");
 }
 
 const SEVERITY_RANK = { urgent: 0, "heads-up": 1, info: 2 };
@@ -348,8 +340,8 @@ function renderHome() {
   const notices = state.widgets.filter((widget) => widget.kind === "notice");
   notices.sort((a, b) => SEVERITY_RANK[a.severity || "info"] - SEVERITY_RANK[b.severity || "info"]);
   const cards = [];
-  if (calendars.length) cards.push(liveCard(calendars, "Upcoming"));
-  for (const widget of recents) cards.push(liveCard([widget], widget.name));
+  if (calendars.length) cards.push(liveCard(calendars, "Upcoming", true));
+  for (const widget of recents) cards.push(liveCard([widget], widget.name, false));
   for (const widget of notices) cards.push(noticeCard(widget));
   const banner =
     `<div class="home-banner">` +
diff --git a/src/uwudash_mk3/static/styles.css b/src/uwudash_mk3/static/styles.css
index db3978f..f5e93bb 100644
--- a/src/uwudash_mk3/static/styles.css
+++ b/src/uwudash_mk3/static/styles.css
@@ -331,23 +331,39 @@ body {
 .widget-card.notice.heads-up .icon { color: var(--warning); }
 .widget-card.notice.urgent .icon { color: var(--error); }
 
-/* live widgets: one merged timeline for calendars, own card for recents */
-.widget-card.live { border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); }
-.widget-card.live .widget-meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
-.widget-card.live .widget-day { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; margin-top: 10px; }
-.widget-card.live .widget-day-head { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--muted); }
-.widget-card.live .widget-item { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
-.widget-card.live .widget-thumb {
-  width: 34px;
-  height: 50px;
-  object-fit: cover;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  margin-right: 8px;
+/* live widgets: a header plus one card per release */
+.live-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
+.live-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
+.live-head .icon { font-size: 16px; }
+.live-head .widget-title { font-weight: 700; }
+.live-head .widget-meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
+.release-cards {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(190px, 1fr));
+  gap: 12px;
 }
-.widget-card.live .widget-label { font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; }
-.widget-card.live .widget-sub { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
-.widget-card.live .widget-src { font-size: 11px; color: var(--accent); }
-.widget-card.live .widget-empty { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; margin-top: 8px; }
+.release-card {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+  background: var(--panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+}
+.release-card .widget-thumb {
+  width: 56px;
+  height: 84px;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+.release-card .widget-label { font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; }
+.release-card .widget-sub { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
+.release-card .widget-when { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--muted); }
+.release-card .widget-src { font-size: 11px; color: var(--accent); }
+.widget-empty { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
 
 .home-empty { color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; }