diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index 7850dc7..7c47e25 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -318,6 +318,14 @@ export function toggleCover () {
   }
 }
 
+export const UPDATE_SEARCH_QUERY = 'UPDATE_SEARCH_QUERY'
+export function updateSearchQuery (searchQuery) {
+  return {
+    type: UPDATE_SEARCH_QUERY,
+    searchQuery
+  }
+}
+
 // ERRORS
 
 export const FETCH_SOURCE_ERROR = 'FETCH_SOURCE_ERROR'
diff --git a/src/components/Layout.js b/src/components/Layout.js
index 3c10a57..a67e9b9 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout.js
+++ b/src/components/Layout.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import TemplateCover from './TemplateCover'
 import colors from '../common/global'
 import { binarySearch, insetSourceFrom } from '../common/utilities'
 import { isMobile } from 'react-device-detect'
+import Search from './Search.jsx'
 
 class Dashboard extends React.Component {
   constructor (props) {
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       }
     }
   }
+
   render () {
     const { actions, app, domain, ui, features } = this.props
 
@@ -327,6 +329,12 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
           notifications={domain.notifications}
           onToggle={actions.markNotificationsRead}
         />
+        <Search
+          narrative={app.narrative}
+          queryString={app.searchQuery}
+          events={domain.events}
+          onSearchRowClick={this.handleSelect}
+        />
         {app.source ? (
           <MediaOverlay
             source={app.source}
diff --git a/src/components/Map.jsx b/src/components/Map.jsx
index 4022f88..ce971be 100644
--- a/src/components/Map.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Map.jsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
     firstLayer.addTo(map)
 
     map.keyboard.disable()
+    map.zoomControl.remove()
 
     map.on('move zoomend viewreset moveend', () => this.alignLayers())
     map.on('zoomstart', () => { if (this.svgRef.current !== null) this.svgRef.current.classList.add('hide') })
diff --git a/src/components/Search.jsx b/src/components/Search.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..853517c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Search.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
+import * as actions from '../actions'
+
+import '../scss/search.scss'
+
+import SearchRow from './SearchRow.jsx'
+
+class Search extends React.Component {
+  constructor (props) {
+    super(props)
+
+    this.state = {
+      isFolded: true
+    }
+    this.onButtonClick = this.onButtonClick.bind(this)
+    this.updateSearchQuery = this.updateSearchQuery.bind(this)
+  }
+
+  onButtonClick () {
+    this.setState(prevState => {
+      return { isFolded: !prevState.isFolded }
+    })
+  }
+
+  updateSearchQuery (e) {
+    let queryString = e.target.value
+    this.props.actions.updateSearchQuery(queryString)
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    let searchResults
+
+    const searchAttributes = ['description', 'location', 'category', 'date']
+
+    if (!this.props.queryString) {
+      searchResults = []
+    } else {
+      searchResults = this.props.events.filter(event =>
+        searchAttributes.some(attribute => event[attribute].toLowerCase().includes(this.props.queryString.toLowerCase()))
+      )
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div class={'search-outer-container' + (this.props.narrative ? ' narrative-mode ' : '')}>
+        <div id='search-bar-icon-container' onClick={this.onButtonClick}>
+          <i className='material-icons'>search</i>
+        </div>
+        <div class={'search-bar-overlay' + (this.state.isFolded ? ' folded' : '')}>
+          <div class='search-input-container'>
+            <input class='search-bar-input' onChange={this.updateSearchQuery} type='text' />
+            <i id='close-search-overlay' className='material-icons' onClick={this.onButtonClick} >close</i>
+          </div>
+          <div class='search-results'>
+            {searchResults.map(result => {
+              return <SearchRow onSearchRowClick={this.props.onSearchRowClick} eventObj={result} query={this.props.queryString} />
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
+  return {
+    actions: bindActionCreators(actions, dispatch)
+  }
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  state => state,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(Search)
diff --git a/src/components/SearchRow.jsx b/src/components/SearchRow.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04a18b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchRow.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+const SearchRow = ({ query, eventObj, onSearchRowClick }) => {
+  const { description, location, date } = eventObj
+  function getHighlightedText (text, highlight) {
+    // Split text on highlight term, include term itself into parts, ignore case
+    const parts = text.split(new RegExp(`(${highlight})`, 'gi'))
+    return <span>{ parts.map(part => part.toLowerCase() === highlight.toLowerCase() ? <span style={{ backgroundColor: 'yellow', color: 'black' }}>{part}</span> : part) }</span>
+  }
+
+  function getShortDescription (text, searchQuery) {
+    var regexp = new RegExp(`(([^ ]* ){0,6}[a-zA-Z]*${searchQuery.toLowerCase()}[a-zA-Z]*( [^ ]*){0,5})`, 'gm')
+    let parts = text.toLowerCase().match(regexp)
+    for (var x = 0; x < (parts ? parts.length : 0); x++) {
+      parts[x] = '...' + parts[x]
+    }
+    const firstLine = [text.match('(([^ ]* ){0,10})', 'm')[0]]
+    return parts || firstLine
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className='search-row' onClick={() => onSearchRowClick([eventObj])}>
+      <div className='location-date-container'>
+        <div className='date-container'>
+          <i className='material-icons'>event</i>
+          <p>{getHighlightedText(date, query)}</p>
+        </div>
+        <div className='location-container'>
+          <i className='material-icons'>location_on</i>
+          <p>{getHighlightedText(location, query)}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p>{getShortDescription(description, query).map(match => {
+        return <span>{getHighlightedText(match, query)}...<br /></span>
+      })}</p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default SearchRow
diff --git a/src/reducers/app.js b/src/reducers/app.js
index 5ed4fbf..c1761f9 100644
--- a/src/reducers/app.js
+++ b/src/reducers/app.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import {
   FETCH_ERROR,
   FETCH_SOURCE_ERROR,
   SET_LOADING,
-  SET_NOT_LOADING
+  SET_NOT_LOADING,
+  UPDATE_SEARCH_QUERY
 } from '../actions'
 
 function updateHighlighted (appState, action) {
@@ -217,6 +218,13 @@ function setNotLoading (appState) {
   }
 }
 
+function updateSearchQuery (appState, action) {
+  return {
+    ...appState,
+    searchQuery: action.searchQuery
+  }
+}
+
 function app (appState = initial.app, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case UPDATE_HIGHLIGHTED:
@@ -261,6 +269,8 @@ function app (appState = initial.app, action) {
       return setLoading(appState)
     case SET_NOT_LOADING:
       return setNotLoading(appState)
+    case UPDATE_SEARCH_QUERY:
+      return updateSearchQuery(appState, action)
     default:
       return appState
   }
diff --git a/src/scss/search.scss b/src/scss/search.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf3072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scss/search.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#search-bar-icon-container {
+    position: absolute;
+    background-color: black;
+    color: #a0a0a0;
+    border: #a0a0a0 solid 0.1px;
+    top: 10px;
+    margin-left: 10px;
+    height: 24px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    &:hover {
+        cursor: pointer;
+        color: white;
+    }
+}
+
+.search-bar-overlay {
+    background-color: black;
+    height: 100vh;
+    width: 400px;
+    position: absolute;
+    transition: 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.search-bar-input {
+    width: 300px;
+    margin: 20px;
+    line-height: 40px;
+    font-size: 15px;
+    color: gray;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    background: black;
+    border: 1px solid #a0a0a0;
+    &:focus {
+        outline: none;
+    }
+}
+
+#close-search-overlay {
+    color: #a0a0a0;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    font-size: 30px;
+    transition: 0.2s ease;
+    &:hover {
+        color: white;
+        cursor: pointer;
+    }
+}
+
+.folded {
+    left: -400px;
+    transition: 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.search-outer-container {
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 110px;
+    &.narrative-mode {
+        left: 0;
+    }
+}
+
+.search-row {
+    color: black;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding-bottom: 10px;
+    background-color: #dfdfdf;
+    transition: background-color 0.4s;
+    border-bottom: 1px black solid;
+    border-top: 1px black solid;
+    font-size:  14px;
+    opacity: 0.9;
+    &:hover {
+        transition: background-color 0.4s;
+        background-color: white;
+        cursor: pointer;
+    }
+}
+
+.search-row > p {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.search-results {
+    height: calc(100% - 332px);
+    overflow: auto;
+}
+
+div.location-date-container {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+div.location-date-container > div {
+    width: 50%;
+    display: inline-block;
+    vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+div.location-date-container > div > p {
+    display: inline;
+    line-height: 17px;
+    vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+div.location-date-container > div > i {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
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