Yes Jeff, that would have been the smart way, but the client wanted it to function like their other site.
Do you see an easy way of replicating what I did above, or did I approach it the best I could?
The possibilities with css grid is surprisingly endless, which is something I learned from this project. Being able to use manual/areas is not as limited as I thought. I just can’t imagine creating a CMS collection so that the client could recreate more of these without some custom things