diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index b2734d9..6526f5b 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ export function fetchDomain () {
       .then(response => response.json())
       .catch(() => handleError(domainMsg('categories')))
 
-    const narPromise = fetch(NARRATIVE_URL)
-      .then(response => response.json())
-      .catch(() => handleError(domainMsg('narratives')))
+    let narPromise = Promise.resolve([])
+    if (process.env.features.USE_CATEGORIES) {
+      narPromise = fetch(NARRATIVE_URL)
+        .then(response => response.json())
+        .catch(() => handleError(domainMsg('narratives')))
+    }
 
     let sitesPromise = Promise.resolve([])
     if (process.env.features.USE_SITES) {
diff --git a/src/components/TimelineAxis.jsx b/src/components/TimelineAxis.jsx
index b6e4cb3..92f6192 100644
--- a/src/components/TimelineAxis.jsx
+++ b/src/components/TimelineAxis.jsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TimelineAxis extends React.Component {
         />
         <g
           ref={this.xAxis1Ref}
-          transform={`translate(0, ${this.props.dims.trackHeight + 35})`}
+          transform={`translate(0, 10)`}
           clipPath={`url(#clip)`}
           className={`axis axisHourText`}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx b/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx
index 3df2a34..519cc71 100644
--- a/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx
+++ b/src/components/presentational/Map/Events.jsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ function MapEvents ({ getCategoryColor, categories, projectPoint, styleLocation,
       longitude: '32.2'
     }
     */
+    if (!location.latitude || !location.longitude) return null
     const { x, y } = projectPoint([location.latitude, location.longitude])
 
     // in narrative mode, only render events in narrative
diff --git a/src/components/presentational/Timeline/DatetimeBar.js b/src/components/presentational/Timeline/DatetimeBar.js
index 0509e01..9660baf 100644
--- a/src/components/presentational/Timeline/DatetimeBar.js
+++ b/src/components/presentational/Timeline/DatetimeBar.js
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ export default ({
     height={height}
   />
 )
-
-// export default () => null
diff --git a/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js b/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js
index bcb79c1..61bef45 100644
--- a/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js
+++ b/src/components/presentational/Timeline/Events.js
@@ -136,22 +136,27 @@ const TimelineEvents = ({
   //   })
   // })
 
-  let projects
+  let renderProjects = () => null
   if (process.env.features.ASSOCIATIVE_EVENTS_BY_TAG) {
-    projects = datetimes[1]
+    const projects = datetimes[1]
     datetimes = datetimes[0]
+    renderProjects = function () {
+      return <React.Fragment>
+        {projects.map(project => <Project
+          {...project}
+          getX={getDatetimeX}
+          dims={dims}
+          colour={getCategoryColor(project.category)}
+        />)}
+      </React.Fragment>
+    }
   }
 
   return (
     <g
       clipPath={'url(#clip)'}
     >
-      {projects.map(project => (<Project
-        {...project}
-        getX={getDatetimeX}
-        dims={dims}
-        colour={getCategoryColor(project.category)}
-      />))}
+      {renderProjects()}
       {datetimes.map(datetime => renderDatetime(datetime))}
     </g>
   )
diff --git a/src/reducers/schema/eventSchema.js b/src/reducers/schema/eventSchema.js
index 794d6ed..0465ca1 100644
--- a/src/reducers/schema/eventSchema.js
+++ b/src/reducers/schema/eventSchema.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const eventSchema = Joi.object().keys({
   narrative___stepStyles: Joi.array()
 })
   .and('latitude', 'longitude')
-  .and('date', 'time', 'timestamp')
+  .and('date', 'timestamp')
   .or('timestamp', 'latitude')
 
 export default eventSchema
diff --git a/src/selectors/index.js b/src/selectors/index.js
index 6ca51b2..b8555e4 100644
--- a/src/selectors/index.js
+++ b/src/selectors/index.js
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export const selectEvents = createSelector(
 export const selectNarratives = createSelector(
   [getEvents, getNarratives, getSources],
   (events, narrativesMeta, sources) => {
+    if (!process.env.features.USE_NARRATIVES) {
+      return []
+    }
     const narratives = {}
     const narrativeSkeleton = id => ({ id, steps: [] })
 
@@ -157,7 +160,16 @@ export const selectDatetimes = createSelector(
     const datetimes = {}
     events.forEach(event => {
       const { timestamp } = event
-      const dtKey = `${timestamp}_1`
+      /** Create timestamp with fresh dtKey always by default */
+      let dtIdx = 1
+      let dtKey = `${timestamp}_${dtIdx}`
+      let tsExists = datetimes.hasOwnProperty(dtKey)
+      while (tsExists) {
+        dtIdx += 1
+        dtKey = `${timestamp}_${dtIdx}`
+        tsExists = datetimes.hasOwnProperty(dtKey)
+      }
+
       if (IS_PROJ) {
         const project = event.tags.length >= 1 ? event.tags[0] : null
         event = { ...event, project }
@@ -170,64 +182,85 @@ export const selectDatetimes = createSelector(
           }
         }
       }
-      const tsExists = datetimes.hasOwnProperty(dtKey)
-      const isLocated = !!event.latitude && !!event.longitude
-      if (IS_PROJ && !isLocated && event.project !== null && tsExists) {
-        if (tsExists) {
-          alert('not yet handling cases with multiple... talk to lk@forensic-architecture.org')
+
+      /** We need to work out whether we can add the event to an existing
+       * timestamp, or whether we need to create a new one. What determines
+       * this is whether or not ALL events in a timestamp have a matching
+       * project. We not only need to check the current dtKey, but also all
+       * dtKeys that have the same timestamp.
+       *
+       * It's a pretty whack algorithm, but I think it does what it's supposed
+       * to. This is only run when projects are showing.
+       * TODO: find a more module way to interface with this code.
+       */
+      let shouldCreate = true
+      if (IS_PROJ && dtIdx >= 2 && !(!!event.latitude && !!event.longitude) && event.project !== null) {
+        const allExistingIdxs = [...Array(dtIdx - 1).keys()].map(k => k + 1)
+        let foundMatching = false
+        allExistingIdxs.forEach(_idx => {
+          const _dtKey = `${timestamp}_${_idx}`
+          const isSameTimestampAndAllSameProjects = datetimes[_dtKey].events.every(ev => ev.project === event.project)
+          if (isSameTimestampAndAllSameProjects) {
+            dtKey = _dtKey
+            foundMatching = true
+          }
+        })
+        if (!foundMatching) {
+          shouldCreate = true
         }
-      } else if (tsExists) {
-        datetimes[dtKey].events.push(event)
-      } else {
+      }
+      if (shouldCreate) {
         datetimes[dtKey] = {
           timestamp: event.timestamp,
           date: event.date,
           time: event.time,
           events: [event]
         }
+      } else {
+        datetimes[dtKey].events.push(event)
       }
     })
-    const projKeys = Object.keys(projects)
-    function checkActive (pj, dt) {
-      return dt >= projects[pj].start && dt <= projects[pj].end
-    }
+
     const output = []
-    let sortedDts = Object.keys(datetimes)
-    sortedDts.sort((a, b) => {
-      const x = a.substring(0, a.length - 2)
-      const y = b.substring(0, b.length - 2)
-      return new Date(x) - new Date(y)
-    })
-    sortedDts.forEach(dt => {
-      const activeProjects = []
-      projKeys.forEach((k, idx) => {
-        if (checkActive(k, dt)) activeProjects.push(k)
+    if (IS_PROJ) {
+      const projKeys = Object.keys(projects)
+      let sortedDts = Object.keys(datetimes)
+
+      sortedDts.sort((a, b) => {
+        const x = a.substring(0, a.length - 2)
+        const y = b.substring(0, b.length - 2)
+        return new Date(x) - new Date(y)
       })
-      output.push({
-        ...datetimes[dt],
-        events: datetimes[dt].events.map(ev => {
-          let projectOffset = (activeProjects.indexOf(ev.project) + 1) * (2.5 * sizes.eventDotR)
-          if (ev.project !== null && !projects[ev.project].hasOwnProperty('offset')) {
-            projects[ev.project].offset = projectOffset
-            projects[ev.project].category = ev.category
-          } else if (ev.project !== null) {
-            projectOffset = projects[ev.project].offset
-          }
-          return {
-            ...ev,
-            projectOffset
-          }
+      sortedDts.forEach(dt => {
+        const activeProjects = []
+        projKeys.forEach((k, idx) => {
+          if (dt >= projects[k].start && dt <= projects[k].end) activeProjects.push(k)
+        })
+        output.push({
+          ...datetimes[dt],
+          events: datetimes[dt].events.map(ev => {
+            let projectOffset = (activeProjects.indexOf(ev.project) + 1) * (2.5 * sizes.eventDotR)
+            if (ev.project !== null && !projects[ev.project].hasOwnProperty('offset')) {
+              projects[ev.project].offset = projectOffset
+              projects[ev.project].category = ev.category
+            } else if (ev.project !== null) {
+              projectOffset = projects[ev.project].offset
+            }
+            return {
+              ...ev,
+              projectOffset
+            }
+          })
         })
       })
-    })
-    const projectsOut = []
-    Object.keys(projects).forEach(projId => {
-      projectsOut.push({ ...projects[projId], id: projId })
-    })
-    if (IS_PROJ) {
+      const projectsOut = []
+      Object.keys(projects).forEach(projId => {
+        projectsOut.push({ ...projects[projId], id: projId })
+      })
       return [output, projectsOut]
     }
-    return output
+
+    return Object.values(datetimes)
   }
 )