diff --git a/src/central/gui/routes.py b/src/central/gui/routes.py
index 1bdd2d5..8e1347f 100644
--- a/src/central/gui/routes.py
+++ b/src/central/gui/routes.py
@@ -2611,10 +2611,12 @@ async def api_keys_delete(
 
 class EventsQueryResult:
     """Result from events query."""
-    def __init__(self, events: list, next_cursor: str | None, error: str | None = None):
+    def __init__(self, events: list, next_cursor: str | None, error: str | None = None,
+                 total: int | None = None):
         self.events = events
         self.next_cursor = next_cursor
         self.error = error
+        self.total = total  # filtered grand total (offset-mode only); None for cursor-mode
 
 
 # --- v0.7.1 filtering: shared constants + pure helpers ----------------------
@@ -2761,7 +2763,44 @@ def _build_active_pills(parsed: dict, adapter_total: int) -> list[dict]:
     return pills
 
 
-def _parse_events_params(params, default_time: str | None = None) -> tuple[dict | None, str | None]:
+PER_PAGE_OPTIONS = [25, 50, 100, 250]
+
+
+def _build_pagination(total: int | None, offset: int, limit: int) -> dict:
+    """Compute offset-mode paginator state for the GUI table.
+
+    Returns page/total_pages, the 1-based showing range (start..end), prev/next
+    offsets, and a windowed list of page descriptors -- {page, offset, current}
+    dicts interleaved with {"ellipsis": True} markers (1 ... 4 5 [6] 7 8 ... 47).
+    """
+    total = total or 0
+    limit = max(1, limit)
+    total_pages = max(1, (total + limit - 1) // limit)
+    page = min(offset // limit + 1, total_pages)
+    window = {1, total_pages}
+    for p in range(page - 2, page + 3):
+        if 1 <= p <= total_pages:
+            window.add(p)
+    pages, prev_p = [], 0
+    for p in sorted(window):
+        if prev_p and p - prev_p > 1:
+            pages.append({"ellipsis": True})
+        pages.append({"page": p, "offset": (p - 1) * limit, "current": p == page})
+        prev_p = p
+    return {
+        "total": total, "offset": offset, "limit": limit,
+        "page": page, "total_pages": total_pages,
+        "start": offset + 1 if total else 0,
+        "end": min(offset + limit, total),
+        "prev_offset": offset - limit if page > 1 else None,
+        "next_offset": offset + limit if page < total_pages else None,
+        "pages": pages,
+        "per_page_options": PER_PAGE_OPTIONS,
+    }
+
+
+def _parse_events_params(params, default_time: str | None = None,
+                         default_offset: int | None = None) -> tuple[dict | None, str | None]:
     """
     Parse and validate events query parameters.
 
@@ -2781,8 +2820,23 @@ def _parse_events_params(params, default_time: str | None = None) -> tuple[dict
     except ValueError:
         return None, f"Invalid limit value: {limit_str}"
 
-    if limit < 1 or limit > 200:
-        return None, "limit must be between 1 and 200"
+    if limit < 1 or limit > 250:
+        return None, "limit must be between 1 and 250"
+
+    # Offset pagination (GUI). Presence of `offset` selects offset-mode in
+    # _fetch_events; its absence keeps the cursor path for events.json consumers.
+    offset = None
+    offset_str = params.get("offset")
+    if offset_str is not None and offset_str != "":
+        try:
+            offset = int(offset_str)
+        except ValueError:
+            return None, f"Invalid offset value: {offset_str}"
+        if offset < 0:
+            return None, "offset must be >= 0"
+    elif default_offset is not None:
+        # GUI defaults to offset-mode (page 1) even when the URL omits offset.
+        offset = default_offset
 
     # Multi-value filters (comma-separated; a single value is just a CSV of
     # length 1, preserving the old single-value API). Unknown severity labels
@@ -2892,6 +2946,7 @@ def _parse_events_params(params, default_time: str | None = None) -> tuple[dict
 
     return {
         "limit": limit,
+        "offset": offset,
         "q": q,
         "adapters": adapters,
         "categories": categories,
@@ -2946,6 +3001,8 @@ async def _fetch_events(parsed_params: dict) -> EventsQueryResult:
     bbox = parsed_params["bbox"]
     cursor_time = parsed_params["cursor_time"]
     cursor_id = parsed_params["cursor_id"]
+    offset = parsed_params.get("offset")
+    offset_mode = offset is not None  # GUI; else cursor-mode (events.json)
 
     # Build query
     conditions = []
@@ -3016,7 +3073,20 @@ async def _fetch_events(parsed_params: dict) -> EventsQueryResult:
     if conditions:
         where_clause = "WHERE " + " AND ".join(conditions)
 
-    # Fetch limit+1 to check for next page
+    # Offset-mode (GUI): exact page slice + grand total in one roundtrip via a
+    # window count. Cursor-mode (events.json): fetch limit+1 to detect next page.
+    if offset_mode:
+        total_select = ", count(*) OVER() AS total_count"
+        limit_clause = f"LIMIT ${param_idx} OFFSET ${param_idx + 1}"
+        query_params.append(limit)
+        query_params.append(offset)
+        param_idx += 2
+    else:
+        total_select = ""
+        limit_clause = f"LIMIT ${param_idx}"
+        query_params.append(limit + 1)
+        param_idx += 1
+
     query = f"""
         SELECT
             id,
@@ -3027,13 +3097,12 @@ async def _fetch_events(parsed_params: dict) -> EventsQueryResult:
             severity,
             ST_AsGeoJSON(geom) as geometry,
             payload as data,
-            regions
+            regions{total_select}
         FROM public.events
         {where_clause}
         ORDER BY time DESC, id DESC
-        LIMIT ${param_idx}
+        {limit_clause}
     """
-    query_params.append(limit + 1)
 
     try:
         async with pool.acquire() as conn:
@@ -3042,10 +3111,14 @@ async def _fetch_events(parsed_params: dict) -> EventsQueryResult:
         logger.error(f"Database error in _fetch_events: {e}")
         return EventsQueryResult([], None, "Database error")
 
-    # Check if there is a next page
-    has_next = len(rows) > limit
-    if has_next:
-        rows = rows[:limit]
+    total = None
+    has_next = False
+    if offset_mode:
+        total = rows[0].get("total_count", 0) if rows else 0
+    else:
+        has_next = len(rows) > limit
+        if has_next:
+            rows = rows[:limit]
 
     # Build response
     events = []
@@ -3073,14 +3146,14 @@ async def _fetch_events(parsed_params: dict) -> EventsQueryResult:
         event["subject"] = _derive_subject(event)
         events.append(event)
 
-    # Build next_cursor if there are more results
+    # Build next_cursor (cursor-mode only) when there are more results.
     next_cursor = None
     if has_next and events:
         last_event = rows[-1]
         cursor_data = f"{last_event['time'].isoformat()}|{last_event['id']}"
         next_cursor = base64.b64encode(cursor_data.encode("utf-8")).decode("utf-8")
 
-    return EventsQueryResult(events, next_cursor)
+    return EventsQueryResult(events, next_cursor, total=total)
 
 
 def _geometry_summary(geometry: dict | None) -> str:
@@ -3108,14 +3181,16 @@ def _geometry_summary(geometry: dict | None) -> str:
 
 
 def _format_event_time(iso: str | None) -> str:
-    """Format an ISO-8601 timestamp as 'MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM UTC' (24h, no seconds)."""
+    """Format an ISO-8601 timestamp as 'MM-DD HH:MM UTC' (24h, no seconds, no
+    year) for a single-line, stable-height table cell. The full timestamp
+    (with year) stays available in the cell tooltip + the expanded detail row."""
     if not iso:
         return ""
     try:
         dt = datetime.fromisoformat(iso).astimezone(timezone.utc)
     except (ValueError, TypeError):
         return iso
-    return dt.strftime("%m-%d-%Y %H:%M") + " UTC"
+    return dt.strftime("%m-%d %H:%M") + " UTC"
 
 
 def _decorate_table_events(events: list[dict]) -> None:
@@ -3123,13 +3198,16 @@ def _decorate_table_events(events: list[dict]) -> None:
 
     These are for the table chrome only and are deliberately NOT added in
     _fetch_events, so the /events.json payload is unchanged. adapter_display
-    is sourced from the registry (display_name), with the bare name as fallback.
+    is sourced from the registry (display_name), with the bare name as fallback;
+    adapter_color is the same positional palette color the map + legend use.
     """
     display = {cls.name: cls.display_name for cls in discover_adapters().values()}
+    color = {a["name"]: a["color"] for a in _adapter_filter_options()[0]}
     for event in events:
         event["geometry_summary"] = _geometry_summary(event.get("geometry"))
         event["time_human"] = _format_event_time(event.get("time"))
         event["adapter_display"] = display.get(event.get("adapter"), event.get("adapter"))
+        event["adapter_color"] = color.get(event.get("adapter"), "#888")
 
 
 
@@ -3182,7 +3260,7 @@ async def events_list(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     params = request.query_params
 
     # Parse parameters (GUI defaults to Last 24h when no time filter is given).
-    parsed, error = _parse_events_params(params, default_time=DEFAULT_TIME)
+    parsed, error = _parse_events_params(params, default_time=DEFAULT_TIME, default_offset=0)
 
     # Get system settings for map tiles + DISTINCT filter-option lists.
     pool = get_pool()
@@ -3205,6 +3283,7 @@ async def events_list(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
 
     events = []
     next_cursor = None
+    total = 0
     if error:
         # Validation error - show error banner but don't fail the page
         pass
@@ -3215,9 +3294,12 @@ async def events_list(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
         else:
             events = result.events
             next_cursor = result.next_cursor
+            total = result.total or 0
 
     _decorate_table_events(events)
 
+    pagination = _build_pagination(total, (parsed or {}).get("offset") or 0,
+                                   (parsed or {}).get("limit") or 50)
     adapters_flat, adapters_grouped = _adapter_filter_options()
     pstate = parsed or {}
     filter_state = {
@@ -3235,7 +3317,9 @@ async def events_list(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
         "limit": str(pstate.get("limit", 50)),
     }
     active_pills = _build_active_pills(pstate, len(adapters_flat)) if parsed else []
-    query_string = urlencode([(k, v) for k, v in _query_items(params) if k != "cursor"])
+    # Paginator links append offset; keep cursor + offset out of the carried qs.
+    query_string = urlencode([(k, v) for k, v in _query_items(params)
+                              if k not in ("cursor", "offset")])
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
         request=request,
@@ -3245,6 +3329,7 @@ async def events_list(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
             "csrf_token": csrf_token,
             "events": events,
             "next_cursor": next_cursor,
+            "pagination": pagination,
             "filter_error": error,
             "tile_url": tile_url,
             "tile_attribution": tile_attribution,
@@ -3270,10 +3355,11 @@ async def events_rows(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     params = request.query_params
 
     # Parse parameters (same GUI default as the page).
-    parsed, error = _parse_events_params(params, default_time=DEFAULT_TIME)
+    parsed, error = _parse_events_params(params, default_time=DEFAULT_TIME, default_offset=0)
 
     events = []
     next_cursor = None
+    total = 0
     if error:
         pass
     else:
@@ -3283,12 +3369,16 @@ async def events_rows(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
         else:
             events = result.events
             next_cursor = result.next_cursor
+            total = result.total or 0
 
     _decorate_table_events(events)
 
+    pagination = _build_pagination(total, (parsed or {}).get("offset") or 0,
+                                   (parsed or {}).get("limit") or 50)
     adapters_flat, _ = _adapter_filter_options()
     active_pills = _build_active_pills(parsed or {}, len(adapters_flat)) if parsed else []
-    query_string = urlencode([(k, v) for k, v in _query_items(params) if k != "cursor"])
+    query_string = urlencode([(k, v) for k, v in _query_items(params)
+                              if k not in ("cursor", "offset")])
 
     response = templates.TemplateResponse(
         request=request,
@@ -3296,6 +3386,7 @@ async def events_rows(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
         context={
             "events": events,
             "next_cursor": next_cursor,
+            "pagination": pagination,
             "filter_error": error,
             "active_pills": active_pills,
             "query_string": query_string,
diff --git a/src/central/gui/templates/_events_rows.html b/src/central/gui/templates/_events_rows.html
index e2b9a43..8038b8f 100644
--- a/src/central/gui/templates/_events_rows.html
+++ b/src/central/gui/templates/_events_rows.html
@@ -38,16 +38,18 @@
             data-subject="{{ subject_summary | trim }}"
             {% if event.geometry %}data-geometry='{{ event.geometry | tojson }}'{% endif %}>
             <td><button type="button" class="expand-row" aria-label="Expand">&#9656;</button></td>
-            <td title="{{ event.time }}">{{ event.time_human }}</td>
+            <td class="cell-time" title="{{ event.time }}">{{ event.time_human }}</td>
             <td>{% if loc_parts %}{{ loc_parts | join(', ') }}{% elif gc.get('landclass') %}{{ gc.landclass }}{% else %}—{% endif %}</td>
             <td>{{ subject_summary | trim or '—' }}</td>
-            <td>{{ event.adapter_display }}</td>
+            <td><span class="adapter-chip" title="{{ event.adapter_display }}"><span class="adapter-chip-swatch" style="background:{{ event.adapter_color }}"></span>{{ event.adapter }}</span></td>
         </tr>
         <tr class="event-detail" hidden>
             <td colspan="5">
                 <dl class="event-detail-list">
                     <dt>Event ID</dt>
                     <dd><code>{{ event.id }}</code></dd>
+                    <dt>Time</dt>
+                    <dd>{{ event.time }}</dd>
                     <dt>Received</dt>
                     <dd>{{ event.received }}</dd>
                     {% if event.regions %}
@@ -68,21 +70,37 @@
     </tbody>
 </table>
 
-<div class="pagination-info">
-    <span>Showing {{ events | length }} event{{ 's' if events | length != 1 else '' }}.</span>
-    {% if next_cursor %}
-    {% set next_qs = "cursor=" ~ next_cursor ~ ("&" ~ query_string if query_string else "") %}
-    <a href="/events?{{ next_qs }}"
-       role="button"
-       hx-get="/events/rows?{{ next_qs }}"
-       hx-target="#events-rows"
-       hx-push-url="true">
-        Next &rarr;
-    </a>
-    {% else %}
-    <span><em>End of results</em></span>
-    {% endif %}
-</div>
+{# Real offset paginator (v0.7.3). Each link carries offset + the filter
+   query_string (which excludes cursor/offset); limit persists via query_string. #}
+{% macro page_link(off, label, cls, extra) %}
+{% set qs = "offset=" ~ off ~ ("&" ~ query_string if query_string else "") %}
+<a href="/events?{{ qs }}" role="button" class="page-link {{ cls }}"
+   hx-get="/events/rows?{{ qs }}" hx-target="#events-rows" hx-push-url="true" {{ extra }}>{{ label }}</a>
+{% endmacro %}
+<nav class="paginator" aria-label="Pagination">
+    <div class="paginator-pages">
+        {% if pagination.prev_offset is not none %}{{ page_link(pagination.prev_offset, "‹ Previous", "page-prev", "") }}{% else %}<span class="page-link disabled">‹ Previous</span>{% endif %}
+        {% for p in pagination.pages %}
+            {% if p.ellipsis %}<span class="page-ellipsis">…</span>
+            {% elif p.current %}<span class="page-link current" aria-current="page">{{ p.page }}</span>
+            {% else %}{{ page_link(p.offset, p.page, "", "") }}{% endif %}
+        {% endfor %}
+        {% if pagination.next_offset is not none %}{{ page_link(pagination.next_offset, "Next ›", "page-next", "") }}{% else %}<span class="page-link disabled">Next ›</span>{% endif %}
+    </div>
+    <div class="paginator-meta">
+        {% if pagination.total %}
+        <span>Page {{ pagination.page }} of {{ pagination.total_pages }} (showing {{ "{:,}".format(pagination.start) }}–{{ "{:,}".format(pagination.end) }} of {{ "{:,}".format(pagination.total) }})</span>
+        {% else %}<span>No events.</span>{% endif %}
+        <label class="per-page">Per page:
+            {# JS-only: syncs the form's hidden #filter-limit and re-submits at page 1. #}
+            <select id="per-page-select">
+                {% for n in pagination.per_page_options %}
+                <option value="{{ n }}" {{ 'selected' if n == pagination.limit else '' }}>{{ n }}</option>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </select>
+        </label>
+    </div>
+</nav>
 {% else %}
 <article>
     <p>No events match the filters.</p>
diff --git a/src/central/gui/templates/events_list.html b/src/central/gui/templates/events_list.html
index 1aacb89..bf3626d 100644
--- a/src/central/gui/templates/events_list.html
+++ b/src/central/gui/templates/events_list.html
@@ -152,6 +152,47 @@
     .map-filter-toggle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem;
         font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: pointer; }
     .map-filter-toggle input { width: auto; margin: 0; }
+    /* --- v0.7.3 row stability: fixed layout, single-line cells, ellipsis --- */
+    .events-table { table-layout: fixed; width: 100%; }
+    .events-table th:nth-child(1), .events-table td:nth-child(1) { width: 2rem; }
+    .events-table th:nth-child(2), .events-table td:nth-child(2) { width: 8.5rem; }
+    .events-table th:nth-child(3), .events-table td:nth-child(3) { width: 22%; }
+    .events-table th:nth-child(5), .events-table td:nth-child(5) { width: 9rem; }
+    .events-table tbody tr.event-row > td {
+        height: 37px; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    }
+    .cell-time { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+    .adapter-chip { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem;
+        max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; }
+    .adapter-chip-swatch { width: 0.7rem; height: 0.7rem; border-radius: 2px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
+    .adapter-chip { white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
+    /* --- v0.7.3 collapsible grouped legend --- */
+    .legend-toggle { font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem; }
+    .legend-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(11rem, 1fr));
+        gap: 0.2rem 0.75rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; }
+    .legend-group { break-inside: avoid; }
+    .legend-group-header { font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;
+        color: var(--pico-muted-color); margin: 0.3rem 0 0.15rem; }
+    .legend-chip { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; width: 100%;
+        background: none; border: none; padding: 0.12rem 0.2rem; cursor: pointer;
+        color: var(--pico-color); font-size: 0.82rem; text-align: left; }
+    .legend-chip:hover { background: var(--pico-primary-focus); }
+    .legend-chip-swatch { width: 0.8rem; height: 0.8rem; border-radius: 2px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
+    .legend-chip-label { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+    /* --- v0.7.3 paginator --- */
+    .paginator { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between;
+        align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1rem; }
+    .paginator-pages { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.25rem; align-items: center; }
+    .page-link { padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem; font-size: 0.85rem; border-radius: 0.3rem;
+        text-decoration: none; }
+    .page-link.current { background: var(--pico-primary); color: var(--pico-primary-inverse);
+        font-weight: 600; }
+    .page-link.disabled { opacity: 0.4; pointer-events: none; }
+    .page-ellipsis { padding: 0 0.2rem; color: var(--pico-muted-color); }
+    .paginator-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; font-size: 0.85rem;
+        color: var(--pico-muted-color); }
+    .per-page select { width: auto; display: inline-block; padding: 0.1rem 1.5rem 0.1rem 0.4rem;
+        margin: 0; height: auto; }
 </style>
 {% endblock %}
 
@@ -212,7 +253,7 @@
     <input type="hidden" id="region_south" name="region_south" value="{{ filter_state.region_south }}">
     <input type="hidden" id="region_east" name="region_east" value="{{ filter_state.region_east }}">
     <input type="hidden" id="region_west" name="region_west" value="{{ filter_state.region_west }}">
-    <input type="hidden" name="limit" value="{{ filter_state.limit }}">
+    <input type="hidden" name="limit" id="filter-limit" value="{{ filter_state.limit }}">
     {# Map-filter toggle state. Disabled (omitted from the URL) when off; the
        map-controls checkbox below syncs + enables it. #}
     <input type="hidden" name="map_filter" id="filter-map_filter" value="1"
@@ -229,13 +270,25 @@
 
 <div id="events-map"></div>
 <div class="map-controls">
+    {# Adapter legend: collapsed by default; expands to domain-grouped chips
+       (same grouping as the v0.7.1 chip-picker). Clicking a chip toggles that
+       adapter's filter (reuses the chip-picker's hidden CSV via syncField). #}
     <div class="map-legend">
-        {% for a in adapters %}
-        <div class="map-legend-item">
-            <div class="map-legend-swatch" style="background-color: {{ palette[loop.index0 % palette|length] }};"></div>
-            <span>{{ a.display_name }}</span>
+        <button type="button" id="legend-toggle" class="legend-toggle outline secondary"
+                aria-expanded="false">{{ adapters | length }} adapters · Show legend ▾</button>
+        <div id="legend-body" class="legend-body" hidden>
+            {% for group_label, items in adapters_grouped %}
+            <div class="legend-group">
+                <div class="legend-group-header">{{ group_label }}</div>
+                {% for opt in items %}
+                <button type="button" class="legend-chip" data-adapter="{{ opt.value }}" title="{{ opt.label }}">
+                    <span class="legend-chip-swatch" style="background:{{ opt.color }}"></span>
+                    <span class="legend-chip-label">{{ opt.label }}</span>
+                </button>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </div>
+            {% endfor %}
         </div>
-        {% endfor %}
     </div>
     <label class="map-filter-toggle">
         <input type="checkbox" id="map-filter-toggle" {{ 'checked' if filter_state.map_filter else '' }}>
@@ -808,6 +861,38 @@
         }
         if (e.target.closest("[data-clear-all]")) { window.location.href = "/events"; }
     });
+
+    // Legend: collapse/expand toggle.
+    var legendToggle = document.getElementById("legend-toggle");
+    var legendBody = document.getElementById("legend-body");
+    if (legendToggle && legendBody) {
+        legendToggle.addEventListener("click", function () {
+            var open = legendBody.hidden;
+            legendBody.hidden = !open;
+            legendToggle.setAttribute("aria-expanded", open ? "true" : "false");
+            legendToggle.textContent = legendBody.querySelectorAll(".legend-chip").length +
+                " adapters · " + (open ? "Hide legend ▴" : "Show legend ▾");
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Legend chip click -> toggle that adapter in the adapter chip-picker filter.
+    document.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+        var chip = e.target.closest(".legend-chip");
+        if (!chip) return;
+        var name = chip.dataset.adapter;
+        var cb = form.querySelector('.chip-cb[data-field="adapter"][value="' + name + '"]');
+        if (cb) { cb.checked = !cb.checked; syncField("adapter"); submitForm(); }
+    });
+
+    // Per-page selector (rendered inside #events-rows) -> set hidden limit and
+    // re-submit at page 1 (the form carries no offset, so it resets to 0).
+    var limitHidden = document.getElementById("filter-limit");
+    document.addEventListener("change", function (e) {
+        if (e.target.id === "per-page-select" && limitHidden) {
+            limitHidden.value = e.target.value;
+            submitForm();
+        }
+    });
 })();
 </script>
 
diff --git a/tests/test_events_feed_frontend.py b/tests/test_events_feed_frontend.py
index 0c3b3f6..db69fb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_events_feed_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/test_events_feed_frontend.py
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ class TestEventsFeedFrontendAuthenticated:
         assert context["events"] == []
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_events_with_limit_shows_next_button(self):
-        """GET /events?limit=5 shows Next button when more events exist."""
+    async def test_events_with_limit_builds_pagination(self):
+        """GET /events?limit=5 (offset-mode): pagination reflects total/next page."""
         mock_request = MagicMock()
         mock_request.state.operator = MagicMock(id=1, username="admin")
         mock_request.state.csrf_token = "test_csrf_token"
         mock_request.query_params = {"limit": "5"}
 
-        # Return 6 events (limit+1) to trigger pagination
+        # 5 rows for page 1; total_count=12 (the window count) => 3 pages.
         mock_events = [
             {
                 "id": f"event_{i}",
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ class TestEventsFeedFrontendAuthenticated:
                 "geometry": None,
                 "data": {},
                 "regions": [],
+                "total_count": 12,
             }
-            for i in range(6)
+            for i in range(5)
         ]
 
         mock_conn = AsyncMock()
@@ -291,8 +292,11 @@ class TestEventsFeedFrontendAuthenticated:
 
         assert result.status_code == 200
         context = mock_templates.TemplateResponse.call_args.kwargs.get("context")
-        assert context["next_cursor"] is not None
-        assert len(context["events"]) == 5  # Should be trimmed to limit
+        pg = context["pagination"]
+        assert pg["total"] == 12 and pg["total_pages"] == 3 and pg["page"] == 1
+        assert pg["next_offset"] == 5 and pg["prev_offset"] is None
+        assert context["next_cursor"] is None  # offset-mode (GUI) doesn't use cursor
+        assert len(context["events"]) == 5
 
 
 class TestEventsRowsFragment:
@@ -531,8 +535,9 @@ class TestCrossEndpointParity:
         assert html_context["events"][0]["category"] == "Weather Alert"
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_cursor_pagination_both_endpoints(self):
-        """Cursor pagination works identically on both endpoints."""
+    async def test_pagination_modes_split_cleanly_by_endpoint(self):
+        """v0.7.3: events.json keeps CURSOR pagination (next_cursor set); the
+        GUI events page uses OFFSET pagination (next_cursor None + pagination)."""
         first_page = [
             {
                 "id": f"event_{i}",
@@ -585,9 +590,10 @@ class TestCrossEndpointParity:
                 await events_list(html_request)
 
         html_context = mock_templates.TemplateResponse.call_args.kwargs.get("context")
-        html_cursor = html_context["next_cursor"]
-
-        assert json_cursor == html_cursor
+        # events.json paginates by cursor; the GUI by offset (no cursor, has paginator).
+        assert json_cursor is not None
+        assert html_context["next_cursor"] is None
+        assert "pagination" in html_context
 
 
 class TestErrorSemantics:
@@ -700,15 +706,18 @@ class TestEventRowDataAttributes:
 
 def _events_context(events):
     """Minimal context for rendering _events_rows.html as a standalone fragment."""
+    n = len(events)
     return {
         "events": events,
         "next_cursor": None,
-        "filter_error": None,
-        "filter_values": {
-            "adapter": "", "category": "", "since": "", "until": "",
-            "region_north": "", "region_south": "", "region_east": "",
-            "region_west": "", "limit": "50",
+        "query_string": "",
+        "pagination": {
+            "total": n, "offset": 0, "limit": 50, "page": 1, "total_pages": 1,
+            "start": 1 if n else 0, "end": n, "prev_offset": None, "next_offset": None,
+            "pages": [{"page": 1, "offset": 0, "current": True}] if n else [],
+            "per_page_options": [25, 50, 100, 250],
         },
+        "filter_error": None,
     }
 
 
@@ -873,27 +882,28 @@ def _first_row_cells(html):
 
 
 class TestEventTimeFormat:
-    """(A) Server-side 'MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM UTC' formatting (24h, no seconds)."""
+    """(A) Server-side 'MM-DD HH:MM UTC' formatting (24h, no seconds, no year;
+    v0.7.3 dropped the year from the cell for single-line stable rows)."""
 
     def test_format_basic_utc(self):
         from central.gui.routes import _format_event_time
-        assert _format_event_time("2026-05-21T06:00:00+00:00") == "05-21-2026 06:00 UTC"
+        assert _format_event_time("2026-05-21T06:00:00+00:00") == "05-21 06:00 UTC"
 
     def test_format_converts_offset_to_utc(self):
         from central.gui.routes import _format_event_time
         # 19:30 at -06:00 is 01:30 UTC the next day.
-        assert _format_event_time("2026-05-20T19:30:00-06:00") == "05-21-2026 01:30 UTC"
+        assert _format_event_time("2026-05-20T19:30:00-06:00") == "05-21 01:30 UTC"
 
     def test_format_empty_and_none(self):
         from central.gui.routes import _format_event_time
         assert _format_event_time("") == ""
         assert _format_event_time(None) == ""
 
-    def test_format_no_seconds_no_offset_suffix(self):
+    def test_format_no_seconds_no_year_no_offset_suffix(self):
         from central.gui.routes import _format_event_time
         out = _format_event_time("2026-01-02T03:04:59+00:00")
-        assert out == "01-02-2026 03:04 UTC"
-        assert ":59" not in out and "+00" not in out
+        assert out == "01-02 03:04 UTC"
+        assert ":59" not in out and "+00" not in out and "2026" not in out
 
 
 class TestTableDisplayDecoration:
@@ -1084,8 +1094,11 @@ class TestTableRendersThroughHTTP:
             resp = self._client().get("/events")
         assert resp.status_code == 200
         cells = _first_row_cells(resp.text)
-        assert cells[1].endswith("UTC") and "2026" in cells[1]   # Time non-empty
-        assert cells[4] == self._expected_adapter_display()       # Adapter display_name
+        # v0.7.3: single-line MM-DD HH:MM UTC (no year in the cell).
+        assert cells[1].endswith("UTC") and "2026" not in cells[1] and len(cells[1].split()) == 3
+        # Adapter cell is now a chip showing the short name; display_name is the tooltip.
+        assert cells[4] == "usgs_quake"
+        assert self._expected_adapter_display() in resp.text   # display_name in title=
 
     def test_events_rows_fragment_time_and_adapter_cells_populated(self):
         mock_pool = self._mock_pool()
@@ -1094,8 +1107,9 @@ class TestTableRendersThroughHTTP:
             resp = self._client().get("/events/rows")
         assert resp.status_code == 200
         cells = _first_row_cells(resp.text)
-        assert cells[1].endswith("UTC") and "2026" in cells[1]   # Time non-empty
-        assert cells[4] == self._expected_adapter_display()       # Adapter display_name
+        assert cells[1].endswith("UTC") and "2026" not in cells[1] and len(cells[1].split()) == 3
+        assert cells[4] == "usgs_quake"
+        assert self._expected_adapter_display() in resp.text
 
 
 # --- feat(events-json-subject): JSON subject derivation ------------------
diff --git a/tests/test_events_pagination.py b/tests/test_events_pagination.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38d0358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_events_pagination.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+"""Tests for v0.7.3 offset pagination: offset/limit parsing, offset-vs-cursor
+query shape, and the _build_pagination windowing math. No live DB (captured SQL).
+"""
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from central.gui import routes
+
+
+# --- offset / limit parsing -------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_offset_parse_valid():
+    parsed, err = routes._parse_events_params({"offset": "100", "limit": "50", "time": "all"})
+    assert err is None and parsed["offset"] == 100 and parsed["limit"] == 50
+
+
+def test_offset_negative_errors():
+    parsed, err = routes._parse_events_params({"offset": "-1", "time": "all"})
+    assert parsed is None and "offset" in err
+
+
+def test_offset_noninteger_errors():
+    parsed, err = routes._parse_events_params({"offset": "abc", "time": "all"})
+    assert parsed is None and "offset" in err
+
+
+def test_limit_max_is_250():
+    parsed, err = routes._parse_events_params({"limit": "250", "time": "all"})
+    assert err is None and parsed["limit"] == 250
+    over, err2 = routes._parse_events_params({"limit": "251", "time": "all"})
+    assert over is None and "250" in err2
+
+
+def test_default_offset_selects_mode():
+    """GUI passes default_offset=0 -> offset-mode; events.json omits -> cursor-mode."""
+    gui, _ = routes._parse_events_params({"time": "all"}, default_offset=0)
+    assert gui["offset"] == 0
+    api, _ = routes._parse_events_params({"time": "all"})
+    assert api["offset"] is None
+
+
+# --- query shape (captured SQL) ---------------------------------------------
+
+async def _capture(parsed):
+    captured = {}
+
+    async def fake_fetch(query, *args):
+        captured["query"] = query
+        captured["params"] = list(args)
+        return []
+
+    conn = MagicMock()
+    conn.fetch = fake_fetch
+    pool = MagicMock()
+    pool.acquire.return_value.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=conn)
+    pool.acquire.return_value.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    with patch("central.gui.routes.get_pool", return_value=pool):
+        await routes._fetch_events(parsed)
+    return captured
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_offset_mode_query_uses_limit_offset_and_window_count():
+    parsed, _ = routes._parse_events_params({"time": "all"}, default_offset=100)
+    cap = await _capture(parsed)
+    assert "LIMIT $" in cap["query"] and "OFFSET $" in cap["query"]
+    assert "count(*) OVER() AS total_count" in cap["query"]
+    assert 100 in cap["params"]  # offset bound as a param
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cursor_mode_query_has_no_offset_no_window_count():
+    parsed, _ = routes._parse_events_params({"time": "all"})  # no offset -> cursor-mode
+    cap = await _capture(parsed)
+    assert "OFFSET" not in cap["query"]
+    assert "count(*) OVER()" not in cap["query"]
+
+
+# --- _build_pagination math -------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_build_pagination_basic_windowing():
+    pg = routes._build_pagination(2341, 100, 50)
+    assert pg["page"] == 3 and pg["total_pages"] == 47
+    assert pg["start"] == 101 and pg["end"] == 150
+    assert pg["prev_offset"] == 50 and pg["next_offset"] == 150
+    nums = [p["page"] for p in pg["pages"] if "page" in p]
+    assert 1 in nums and 47 in nums and 3 in nums
+    assert any(p.get("ellipsis") for p in pg["pages"])
+    assert pg["per_page_options"] == [25, 50, 100, 250]
+
+
+def test_build_pagination_first_page_has_no_prev():
+    pg = routes._build_pagination(120, 0, 50)
+    assert pg["page"] == 1 and pg["prev_offset"] is None and pg["next_offset"] == 50
+    assert pg["start"] == 1 and pg["end"] == 50 and pg["total_pages"] == 3
+
+
+def test_build_pagination_last_page_has_no_next():
+    pg = routes._build_pagination(120, 100, 50)
+    assert pg["page"] == 3 and pg["next_offset"] is None and pg["end"] == 120
+
+
+def test_build_pagination_zero_results():
+    pg = routes._build_pagination(0, 0, 50)
+    assert pg["total"] == 0 and pg["total_pages"] == 1
+    assert pg["start"] == 0 and pg["end"] == 0
+    assert pg["prev_offset"] is None and pg["next_offset"] is None
+
+
+def test_build_pagination_single_page_no_next():
+    pg = routes._build_pagination(30, 0, 50)
+    assert pg["total_pages"] == 1 and pg["next_offset"] is None and pg["end"] == 30