.blog_grid {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 70px;
  margin-bottom: 70px;
}
.blog_grid::before {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  height: 100%;
  width: 1px;
  background: #ffc473;
  top: -2px;
  left: 50%;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item {
  width: 50%;
  margin-left: 50%;
  padding-left: 40px;
  padding-right: 60px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: transparent!important;
  margin-bottom: 0!important;
  margin-top: -20px;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item .post_date {
  font-size: 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #515151;
  margin-top: 20px;
  display: block;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item h2 {
  font-size: 27px;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 34px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  position: relative;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item h2::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 7px;
  left: -45px;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  background: #FFF;
  border-radius: 100%;
  border: 2px solid #ffc473;
  transition: all 300ms ease-in-out;
  box-sizing: initial;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item h2:hover::before {
  border-color: #a72c40;
  transition: all 300ms ease-in-out;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item h2 a {
  color: inherit;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item h2 a:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  color: #a72c40;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item:nth-child(even) {
  margin-left: 0;
  padding-left: 60px;
  padding-right: 40px;
  text-align: right;
}
.blog_grid article.grid-item:nth-child(even) h2::before {
  left: auto;
  right: -46px;
}
div.ale_blog_archive .load-more {
  border-color: #ffc473;
}
div.ale_blog_archive .load-more:hover {
  background-color: #a72c40;
  border-color: #a72c40;
}
.vc_btn3.vc_btn3-size-md {
  padding-top: 8px!important;
  padding-bottom: 8px!important;
}
.vc_btn3.vc_btn3-size-md:hover {
  background: #ffc473 !important;
}