diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2656ce098..016a47496 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ alllogs:
 down:
 	- docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml down
 nbdown: down
-
+blog:
+	- bundle exec jekyll serve
+	
 # runs tests
 test:
 	- python manage.py test --settings=newsblur_web.test_settings apps/analyzer
diff --git a/blog/_config.yml b/blog/_config.yml
index aafe7e0f3..314b0721c 100644
--- a/blog/_config.yml
+++ b/blog/_config.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 title: The NewsBlur Blog
 email: blog@newsblur.com
 tagline: A new sound of an old instrument
-description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
+description: > # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
   NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world.
+  
   A new sound of an old instrument.
 baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
 url: "https://blog.newsblur.com" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
diff --git a/blog/_includes/footer.html b/blog/_includes/footer.html
index 2ef2668ac..2c6ed9c37 100644
--- a/blog/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/blog/_includes/footer.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="footer-col footer-col-3">
-        <p>{{- site.description | escape -}}</p>
+        <p>{{ site.description | newline_to_br }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>