diff --git a/.vs/DLP_Federated/FileContentIndex/read.lock b/.vs/DLP_Federated/FileContentIndex/read.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.vs/DLP_Federated/v17/.wsuo b/.vs/DLP_Federated/v17/.wsuo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5cfc1b4
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diff --git a/.vs/ProjectSettings.json b/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8b48885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "CurrentProjectSetting": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vs/VSWorkspaceState.json b/.vs/VSWorkspaceState.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bc0c20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vs/VSWorkspaceState.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "ExpandedNodes": [
+    "",
+    "\\src",
+    "\\src\\components",
+    "\\src\\pages",
+    "\\src\\pages\\home",
+    "\\src\\pages\\home\\CollectionHighlights",
+    "\\src\\pages\\home\\FeaturedItems"
+  ],
+  "SelectedNode": "\\src\\pages\\home\\FeaturedItems\\Controls.tsx",
+  "PreviewInSolutionExplorer": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vs/slnx.sqlite b/.vs/slnx.sqlite
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6321cf8e
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diff --git a/public/css/root.css b/public/css/root.css
index 13dcf5fc..eb0b803b 100644
--- a/public/css/root.css
+++ b/public/css/root.css
@@ -5191,7 +5191,7 @@ input[type="button"].btn-block {
 
 .card-img {
   width: 100%;
-  border-radius: calc(2px - 1px);
+  /*border-radius: calc(2px - 1px);*/
 }
 
 .card-img-top {
diff --git a/src/css/FeaturedItems.scss b/src/css/FeaturedItems.scss
index f59cd347..062450c1 100644
--- a/src/css/FeaturedItems.scss
+++ b/src/css/FeaturedItems.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .featured-items-wrapper {
-  background-color: var(--light-gray);
+  /*background-color: var(--light-gray);*/
   padding: 40px 40px 20px 40px;
   width: 100%;
 }
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 .featured-items-wrapper .card:hover,
 .featured-items-wrapper .card:focus {
-  box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px var(--dark-gray);
+  /*box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px var(--dark-gray);*/
 }
 
 .featured-items-wrapper .card-img-top {
   width: 100%;
   height: 192px;
-  object-fit: cover;
+  object-fit: scale-down;
 }
 
 .featured-items-wrapper .card-body {