diff --git a/Backend/src/soroban/soroban.service.ts b/Backend/src/soroban/soroban.service.ts
index c7d1897c..ffdcec09 100644
--- a/Backend/src/soroban/soroban.service.ts
+++ b/Backend/src/soroban/soroban.service.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ import {
 } from '@stellar/stellar-sdk';
 import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
 
+/**
+ * Canonical event name emitted by the GistRegistry Soroban contract on a new
+ * gist. Must match the symbol published in contracts/src/lib.rs (see
+ * contracts/README.md "Events").
+ */
+const GIST_POSTED_EVENT = 'gist_posted';
+
 export interface PostGistResult {
   gistId: string;
   txHash: string;
@@ -331,8 +338,10 @@ export class SorobanService {
       return null;
     }
 
+    // Canonical event name emitted by the GistRegistry contract (see contracts/lib.rs
+    // and contracts/README.md "Events"). Keep this in sync with the contract.
     const eventName = typeof topic[0] === 'string' ? topic[0] : '';
-    if (eventName && eventName !== 'post_gist' && eventName !== 'gist_posted') {
+    if (eventName !== GIST_POSTED_EVENT) {
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/Frontend/src/app/layout.tsx b/Frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
index 80a5d31f..f0fee4e4 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@ const geistMono = Geist_Mono({
 });
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: "Create Next App",
-  description: "Generated by create next app",
+  title: "GistPin — Location-Aware Micro-Messaging on Stellar",
+  description:
+    "Post short, anonymous, geotagged messages (\"gists\") anchored to real-world coordinates, and discover hyperlocal tips, alerts, and conversations happening around you.",
+  icons: {
+    icon: "/gistPin-header-logo.png",
+  },
+  openGraph: {
+    title: "GistPin — Location-Aware Micro-Messaging on Stellar",
+    description:
+      "Anonymous, hyperlocal messaging anchored on the Stellar network.",
+    type: "website",
+  },
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({
diff --git a/Frontend/src/app/page.tsx b/Frontend/src/app/page.tsx
index c7f09d15..f995aacd 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
-// import Hero from "@/components/landing/Hero";
-// import HowItWorks from "@/components/landing/HowItWorks";
-import {Features} from "@/components/landing/Features";
-// import CTA from "@/components/landing/CTA";
+import { Features } from "@/components/landing/Features";
 import Footer from "@/components/landing/Footer";
+
 export default function LandingPage() {
   return (
     <div className="bg-[#111827] text-gray-200">
-      {/* <Hero /> */}
-      {/* <HowItWorks /> */}
       <Features />
-      {/* <CTA /> */}
       <Footer />
     </div>
   );
 }
-// import React from "react";
-
-// const page = () => {
-//   return <div>page</div>;
-// };
-
-// export default page;
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/landing/CTA.tsx b/Frontend/src/components/landing/CTA.tsx
index 66df3ee5..62f77461 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/landing/CTA.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/landing/CTA.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { useGSAP } from '@gsap/react';
 import gsap from 'gsap';
 import { ScrollTrigger } from 'gsap/ScrollTrigger';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
-import { GridPattern } from '@/components/ui/grid-pattern';
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);
 
@@ -37,17 +35,6 @@ export default function CTA() {
       ref={containerRef}
       className="relative py-24 md:py-32 overflow-hidden bg-[#030303]"
     >
-      <GridPattern
-        width={30}
-        height={30}
-        x={-1}
-        y={-1}
-        className={cn(
-          'fill-purple-500/10 stroke-purple-500/20',
-          '[mask-image:radial-gradient(500px_circle_at_center,white,transparent)]'
-        )}
-      />
-
       <div className="max-w-3xl px-4 mx-auto text-center glowing-card-container">
         <div className="glow-layer"></div>
 
diff --git a/contracts/README.md b/contracts/README.md
index 9e21bb37..2131c543 100644
--- a/contracts/README.md
+++ b/contracts/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ Each gist record tracks:
 | `get_gist(gist_id)` | Retrieve a gist record by id |
 | `list_gists_by_cell(location_cell, cursor, limit)` | Paginated list of gists within a location cell |
 
+### Events
+
+`post_gist` publishes a single canonical event that off-chain indexers
+(the backend) subscribe to. **Keep this in sync with the backend's
+`GIST_POSTED_EVENT` constant.**
+
+| Field | Value |
+|---|---|
+| Topic (event name) | `gist_posted` (a `Symbol`) |
+| Data payload | the full `Gist` record (`gist_id`, `author`, `location_cell`, `content_hash`, `created_at`) |
+
 ---
 
 ## Planned Contracts
diff --git a/contracts/src/lib.rs b/contracts/src/lib.rs
index fff45df8..75166b07 100644
--- a/contracts/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #![no_std]
-use soroban_sdk::{contract, contractimpl, contracttype, symbol_short, Address, Env, String, Vec};
+use soroban_sdk::{
+    contract, contractimpl, contracttype, symbol_short, Address, Env, String, Symbol, Vec,
+};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Data types
@@ -50,6 +52,12 @@ impl GistRegistry {
         env.storage().persistent().set(&gist_id, &gist);
         env.storage().instance().set(&GIST_COUNT, &gist_id);
 
+        // Emit the canonical `gist_posted` event so off-chain indexers can
+        // reconcile on-chain state. The single topic is the event name; the
+        // data payload is the full Gist record.
+        let topic = Symbol::new(&env, "gist_posted");
+        env.events().publish((topic,), gist);
+
         gist_id
     }
 
@@ -136,4 +144,20 @@ mod tests {
         let results = client.list_gists_by_cell(&cell_a, &0, &10);
         assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_post_gist_emits_event() {
+        let env = Env::default();
+        let contract_id = env.register(GistRegistry, ());
+        let client = GistRegistryClient::new(&env, &contract_id);
+
+        let location = String::from_str(&env, "r3gx");
+        let hash = String::from_str(&env, "QmEvent");
+
+        client.post_gist(&None, &location, &hash);
+
+        // Exactly one `gist_posted` event should have been published.
+        let events = env.events().all();
+        assert_eq!(events.len(), 1);
+    }
 }