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.local-audit{padding:105px 7vw;background:#f7f1e6;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
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/* Interior SEO pages */
.interior-nav{display:flex}
.interior-hero{min-height:620px;padding:135px 7vw 90px;display:flex;align-items:end;background-position:center;background-size:cover;color:#fff}
.interior-hero>div{max-width:930px}
.interior-hero h1{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(54px,7vw,96px);line-height:.98;font-weight:600;margin:14px 0 24px}
.interior-hero h1 em{color:#e4d3b4}
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.interior-events{background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(18,24,20,.65),rgba(18,24,20,.7)),url('images/michigan-fall-road.jpg')}
.private-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(34,38,31,.7),rgba(34,38,31,.72)),url('images/thumb-backroad.jpg')}
.idea-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(22,26,22,.64),rgba(22,26,22,.7)),url('images/michigan-fall-road.jpg')}
.business-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(16,18,17,.68),rgba(16,18,17,.76)),url('images/thumb-backroad.jpg')}
.seo-intro{padding:100px 7vw;background:var(--paper);max-width:none}
.seo-intro h2{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(42px,5.4vw,74px);line-height:1.02;font-weight:600;max-width:960px}
.seo-intro>p:last-child{font-size:20px;max-width:850px;color:var(--muted)}
.compact-section{padding-top:75px}
.county-grid,.service-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.county-grid article,.service-grid article{background:var(--cream);padding:58px 4vw;min-height:320px}
.county-grid h2,.service-grid h3{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.08}
.service-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.service-grid span{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:42px;color:var(--gold)}
.cta-panel{padding:100px 7vw;background:#eee7da}
.cta-panel h2{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(42px,5.6vw,76px);line-height:1.02;font-weight:600;max-width:1000px}
.btn-outline{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--ink);color:var(--ink)}
.idea-form-section{padding:105px 7vw;display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:8vw;background:var(--paper)}
.idea-form-section h2{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(42px,5.3vw,72px);line-height:1.02;font-weight:600}
.idea-form-section form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.idea-form-section label{display:flex;flex-direction:column;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
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/* Regional traffic anchors */
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/* Accessibility / contrast refinements */
.witches-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(15,18,16,.68),rgba(15,18,16,.78)),url('images/event-witches.webp');background-position:center 34%;}
.witches-hero .eyebrow,.witches-hero h1,.witches-hero p{color:#fff;}
.witches-hero h1 em{color:#f2dfbd;}
.community-label{color:#f3eadb;}
.event-tag,.event-date,.section-kicker,.eyebrow{color:var(--ink);}
.hero .eyebrow,.interior-hero .eyebrow,.private-section .section-kicker,.closing .section-kicker,.community-section .section-kicker,.anchor-example .section-kicker{color:#fff;}
.guide-label,.framework>p,.idea-prompts>p{color:#e8d7b9;}
@media(max-width:900px){.witches-hero{background-position:center top;}}

.how-hero{background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(17,21,18,.70),rgba(17,21,18,.80)),url('images/michigan-fall-road.jpg');background-position:center;}
.how-hero .eyebrow,.how-hero h1,.how-hero p{color:#fff;}
.how-hero h1 em{color:#f2dfbd;}
.anchor-example .route-mini b{color:#e6c891;}


/* Technical SEO + accessibility polish — 2026-10-03 */
.skip-link{position:fixed;left:12px;top:12px;z-index:9999;background:#fff;color:#151716;padding:10px 14px;border:2px solid #151716;transform:translateY(-150%);transition:transform .15s}
.skip-link:focus{transform:translateY(0)}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible,select:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #8a642e;outline-offset:3px}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*::before,*::after{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important;animation-duration:.01ms!important}}

.homepage-guide-links{margin-top:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:11px;max-width:760px}.homepage-guide-links p{margin:0 0 4px;font-size:13px}.homepage-guide-links a{font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;line-height:1.4}.homepage-guide-links a:hover{opacity:.65}