diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1d164945c..87793b30a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ GEM
 PLATFORMS
   arm64-darwin-20
   universal-darwin-23
+  universal-darwin-24
   x86_64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
diff --git a/_data/navigation.yml b/_data/navigation.yml
index 4346c869b..36b43f16d 100644
--- a/_data/navigation.yml
+++ b/_data/navigation.yml
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@ menu:
       #       #            heading_url: "/"
             columns:
               - links:
-                  - text: "2025 in Vienna, Austria"
-                    description: ""
-                    url: "/year/2025/blog/vis-25-in-vienna"
+                  # - text: "2025 in Vienna, Austria"
+                  #   description: ""
+                  #   url: "/year/2025/blog/vis-25-in-vienna"
                   - text: "How to Host IEEE VIS"
                     description: "Guidelines to bid for a future location of IEEE VIS"
                     url: "/governance/bids"
diff --git a/_includes/navigation.html b/_includes/navigation.html
index b7c8ea230..631b2958b 100644
--- a/_includes/navigation.html
+++ b/_includes/navigation.html
@@ -17,11 +17,23 @@
             {% assign is_active_class = 'menu_item--is-active' %}
             {% endif %}
 
-            <button
+
+            <!-- This implementation of menu items has some issues (e.g. not highlighting on hover, not spanning full width on mobile) in comparison to other menu items. The implementation after this fixes those issues.-->
+            <!-- <button
                 class="menu_item {{is_active_class}} font-display text-lg md:text-base lg:text-lg px-8 md:px-2 lg:px-4 mx-0 lg:mx-2 py-4 md:py-6 border-b-2 border-primary-200 md:border-none"
-                tabindex="0" role="menuitem">
-                <a class="nav-text-link" href="{{ site.data.navigation.blog.url }}">{{ site.data.navigation.blog.text }}</a>
-            </button>
+                tabindex="0" 
+                role="menuitem"
+                >
+                <a class="nav-text-link" href="{{ site.data.navigation.blog.url }}">
+                    {{ site.data.navigation.blog.text }}
+                </a>
+            </button> -->
+
+            
+            <a class="menu_item {{is_active_class}} font-display text-lg md:text-base lg:text-lg px-8 md:px-2 lg:px-4 mx-0 lg:mx-2 py-4 md:py-6 border-b-2 border-primary-200 md:border-none"
+                href="{{ site.data.navigation.blog.url }}">
+                {{ site.data.navigation.blog.text }}
+            </a>
 
             {% endif %}