diff --git a/frontend/blog_portal/src/components/PostCard.vue b/frontend/blog_portal/src/components/PostCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d35de20
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+++ b/frontend/blog_portal/src/components/PostCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import type { PostSummary } from "@/stores/posts";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  post: PostSummary;
+  showAuthor?: boolean;
+}>();
+
+function snippet(body: string): string {
+  if (body.length <= 200) return body;
+  return body.slice(0, 200) + "...";
+}
+
+function formatDate(iso: string): string {
+  return new Date(iso).toLocaleDateString();
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <article class="post-card">
+    <h3 class="title">
+      <router-link :to="{ name: 'post', params: { id: props.post.id } }">
+        {{ props.post.title }}
+      </router-link>
+    </h3>
+    <p class="meta">
+      <template v-if="props.showAuthor !== false">
+        by
+        <router-link
+          :to="{
+            name: 'profile',
+            params: { displayName: props.post.authorDisplayName },
+          }"
+          >{{ props.post.authorDisplayName }}</router-link
+        >
+        ·
+      </template>
+      {{ formatDate(props.post.createdAt) }}
+    </p>
+    <p class="body">{{ snippet(props.post.body) }}</p>
+  </article>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.post-card {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 16px;
+  background: #fff;
+}
+
+.title {
+  margin: 0 0 8px;
+  font-size: 18px;
+}
+
+.title a {
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.title a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.meta {
+  margin: 0 0 12px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--color-secondary);
+}
+
+.body {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/blog_portal/src/stores/posts.ts b/frontend/blog_portal/src/stores/posts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a660f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/blog_portal/src/stores/posts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { defineStore } from "pinia";
+import { ref } from "vue";
+import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPost } from "@/api/client";
+
+export interface PostSummary {
+  id: number;
+  userId: number;
+  authorDisplayName: string;
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  featureSlot: number | null;
+}
+
+interface PostListPayload {
+  posts: PostSummary[];
+}
+
+interface PostPayload {
+  post: PostSummary;
+}
+
+interface UserPostsPayload {
+  user: { id: number; displayName: string };
+  posts: PostSummary[];
+}
+
+export const usePostsStore = defineStore("posts", () => {
+  const recent = ref<PostSummary[]>([]);
+  const featured = ref<PostSummary[]>([]);
+  const error = ref<string | null>(null);
+
+  async function fetchRecent(): Promise<void> {
+    const result = await apiGet<PostListPayload>("/posts");
+    if (result.ok && result.data) {
+      recent.value = result.data.posts;
+    } else {
+      error.value = result.error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function fetchFeatured(): Promise<void> {
+    const result = await apiGet<PostListPayload>("/posts/featured");
+    if (result.ok && result.data) {
+      featured.value = result.data.posts;
+    } else {
+      error.value = result.error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function fetchPost(id: number): Promise<PostSummary | null> {
+    const result = await apiGet<PostPayload>(`/posts/${id}`);
+    if (result.ok && result.data) return result.data.post;
+    error.value = result.error;
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  async function fetchUserPosts(displayName: string): Promise<UserPostsPayload | null> {
+    const result = await apiGet<UserPostsPayload>(
+      `/users/${encodeURIComponent(displayName)}/posts`,
+    );
+    if (result.ok && result.data) return result.data;
+    error.value = result.error;
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  async function createPost(title: string, body: string): Promise<PostSummary | null> {
+    const result = await apiPost<PostPayload>("/posts", { title, body });
+    if (result.ok && result.data) return result.data.post;
+    error.value = result.error;
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  async function deletePost(id: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await apiDelete<null>(`/posts/${id}`);
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      error.value = result.error;
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  async function feature(postId: number, slot: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await apiPost<PostPayload>("/admin/posts/feature", {
+      postId,
+      slot,
+    });
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      error.value = result.error;
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  async function unfeature(postId: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await apiPost<null>("/admin/posts/unfeature", {
+      postId,
+    });
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      error.value = result.error;
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  function clearError(): void {
+    error.value = null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    recent,
+    featured,
+    error,
+    fetchRecent,
+    fetchFeatured,
+    fetchPost,
+    fetchUserPosts,
+    createPost,
+    deletePost,
+    feature,
+    unfeature,
+    clearError,
+  };
+});
diff --git a/frontend/blog_portal/src/stores/users.ts b/frontend/blog_portal/src/stores/users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95085cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/blog_portal/src/stores/users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { defineStore } from "pinia";
+import { ref } from "vue";
+import { apiGet, apiPost } from "@/api/client";
+
+export interface UserSearchResult {
+  id: number;
+  email: string;
+  displayName: string;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
+}
+
+interface SearchPayload {
+  users: UserSearchResult[];
+}
+
+interface PromotePayload {
+  user: UserSearchResult;
+}
+
+export const useUsersStore = defineStore("users", () => {
+  const results = ref<UserSearchResult[]>([]);
+  const error = ref<string | null>(null);
+
+  async function search(query: string): Promise<void> {
+    const trimmed = query.trim();
+    if (trimmed === "") {
+      results.value = [];
+      return;
+    }
+    const result = await apiGet<SearchPayload>(`/users?q=${encodeURIComponent(trimmed)}`);
+    if (result.ok && result.data) {
+      results.value = result.data.users;
+    } else {
+      error.value = result.error;
+      results.value = [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function promote(userId: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await apiPost<PromotePayload>("/admin/users/promote", { userId });
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      error.value = result.error;
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return { results, error, search, promote };
+});
diff --git a/frontend/blog_portal/src/views/HomePage.vue b/frontend/blog_portal/src/views/HomePage.vue
index 5cd2868..f41f752 100644
--- a/frontend/blog_portal/src/views/HomePage.vue
+++ b/frontend/blog_portal/src/views/HomePage.vue
@@ -1,22 +1,117 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-// Home page placeholder. Featured posts, recent posts and user
-// search land here in a later branch.
+import { onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+import { usePostsStore } from "@/stores/posts";
+import { useUsersStore } from "@/stores/users";
+import PostCard from "@/components/PostCard.vue";
+
+const postsStore = usePostsStore();
+const usersStore = useUsersStore();
+
+const query = ref("");
+let searchTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+function handleSearchInput() {
+  if (searchTimer) clearTimeout(searchTimer);
+  searchTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    void usersStore.search(query.value);
+  }, 200);
+}
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await postsStore.fetchFeatured();
+  await postsStore.fetchRecent();
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <section class="home">
-    <h1>TIDE</h1>
-    <p class="lead">A blog. Sign up to start posting.</p>
+    <section class="search">
+      <h2>Find people</h2>
+      <input
+        v-model="query"
+        type="search"
+        placeholder="Search by name or email"
+        @input="handleSearchInput"
+      />
+      <ul v-if="usersStore.results.length > 0" class="results">
+        <li v-for="entry in usersStore.results" :key="entry.id">
+          <router-link
+            :to="{
+              name: 'profile',
+              params: { displayName: entry.displayName },
+            }"
+          >
+            {{ entry.displayName }}
+          </router-link>
+          <span class="muted">{{ entry.email }}</span>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </section>
+
+    <section v-if="postsStore.featured.length > 0" class="featured">
+      <h2>Featured</h2>
+      <div class="grid">
+        <PostCard v-for="post in postsStore.featured" :key="post.id" :post="post" />
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <section class="recent">
+      <h2>Recent posts</h2>
+      <div v-if="postsStore.recent.length === 0" class="empty">Nothing here yet.</div>
+      <div v-else class="grid">
+        <PostCard v-for="post in postsStore.recent" :key="post.id" :post="post" />
+      </div>
+    </section>
   </section>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
 .home {
-  padding: 32px 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 32px;
 }
 
-.lead {
-  color: var(--color-secondary);
+h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 12px;
   font-size: 16px;
 }
+
+.search input {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 400px;
+}
+
+.results {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 12px 0 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  max-width: 400px;
+}
+
+.results li {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  padding-bottom: 6px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.muted {
+  color: var(--color-secondary);
+}
+
+.grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
+  gap: 16px;
+}
+
+.empty {
+  color: var(--color-secondary);
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
 </style>