diff --git a/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue b/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
index 3912731..37bc5a0 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
     if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
+      throw new Error(
+        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+      );
     }
 
     // load all the time I have given to them
@@ -271,7 +273,9 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
     if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
+      throw new Error(
+        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+      );
     }
     if (identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex !== null) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index f41ba9c..d7e3142 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
     } else {
       const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
       if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error("No identity found.");
+        throw new Error(
+          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+        );
       }
 
       const publicKeyHex = identity.keys[0].publicKeyHex;
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index 4aeee80..5200acf 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ import {
   RegisterVerifiableCredential,
   SERVICE_ID,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
-import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
-import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const Buffer = require("buffer/").Buffer;
diff --git a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
index dba66d1..27ac498 100644
--- a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
+++ b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         <li>
           <a
             href="#"
+            @click="searchLocal()"
             class="inline-block py-3 rounded-t-lg border-b-2 active text-blue-600 border-blue-600 font-semibold"
           >
             Nearby
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ export default class DiscoverView extends Vue {
   activeDid = "";
   apiServer = "";
   searchTerms = "";
+  alertMessage = "";
+  alertTitle = "";
 
   async mounted() {
     await db.open();
@@ -143,53 +145,100 @@ export default class DiscoverView extends Vue {
     this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
   }
 
-  public async search() {
+  public async buildHeaders() {
     const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+
     if (this.activeDid) {
       await accountsDB.open();
       const allAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-      const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, allAccounts);
-      //console.log("about to parse from", this.activeDid, account?.identity);
+      const account = allAccounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
       const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
       if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error("No identity found.");
+        throw new Error(
+          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+        );
       }
-      const token = await accessToken(identity);
-      headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + token;
+
+      headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + (await accessToken(identity));
     } else {
       // it's OK without auth... we just won't get any identifiers
     }
+    return headers;
+  }
+
+  public async search() {
     const claimContents =
       "claimContents=" + encodeURIComponent(this.searchTerms);
     const claimType = "claimType=PlanAction";
     const queryParams = [claimContents, claimType].join("&");
-    return fetch(this.apiServer + "/api/v2/report/claims?" + queryParams, {
-      method: "GET",
-      headers: headers,
-    })
-      .then(async (response) => {
-        if (response.status !== 200) {
-          const details = await response.text();
-          throw details;
-        }
-        return response.json();
-      })
-      .then((results) => {
-        if (results.data) {
-          console.log(results.data);
-        } else {
-          throw JSON.stringify(results);
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(
+        this.apiServer + "/api/v2/report/claims?" + queryParams,
+        {
+          method: "GET",
+          headers: await this.buildHeaders(),
         }
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        console.log("Error with feed load:", e);
-        this.alertMessage =
-          e.userMessage || "There was an error retrieving projects.";
-        this.alertTitle = "Error";
-      });
+      );
+
+      if (response.status !== 200) {
+        const details = await response.text();
+        throw details;
+      }
+
+      const results = await response.json();
+
+      if (results.data) {
+        console.log("Plans found in that search:", results.data);
+      } else {
+        throw JSON.stringify(results);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log("Error with feed load:", e);
+      this.alertMessage =
+        e.userMessage || "There was an error retrieving projects.";
+      this.alertTitle = "Error";
+    }
   }
 
-  alertMessage = "";
-  alertTitle = "";
+  public async searchLocal() {
+    const claimContents =
+      "claimContents=" + encodeURIComponent(this.searchTerms);
+    const queryParams = [
+      claimContents,
+      "minLocLat=40.901000",
+      "maxLocLat=40.904000",
+      "westLocLon=-111.914000",
+      "eastLocLon=-111.909000",
+    ].join("&");
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(
+        this.apiServer + "/api/v2/report/plansByLocation?" + queryParams,
+        {
+          method: "GET",
+          headers: await this.buildHeaders(),
+        }
+      );
+
+      if (response.status !== 200) {
+        throw await response.text();
+      }
+
+      const results = await response.json();
+
+      if (results.data) {
+        console.log("Plans found in that location:", results.data);
+      } else {
+        throw JSON.stringify(results);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log("Error with feed load:", e);
+      this.alertMessage =
+        e.userMessage || "There was an error retrieving projects.";
+      this.alertTitle = "Error";
+    }
+  }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 9779ba9..252d6d0 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import * as R from "ramda";
-import { Options, Vue } from "vue-class-component";
+import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 
 import GiftedDialog from "@/components/GiftedDialog.vue";
 import { db, accountsDB } from "@/db";
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
 
-@Options({
+@Component({
   components: { GiftedDialog, AlertMessage, QuickNav },
 })
 export default class HomeView extends Vue {
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   alertTitle = "";
   alertMessage = "";
 
-  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
     try {
       await accountsDB.open();
@@ -119,6 +117,28 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
+  public async buildHeaders() {
+    const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+
+    if (this.activeDid) {
+      await accountsDB.open();
+      const allAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
+      const account = allAccounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
+      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+      if (!identity) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+        );
+      }
+
+      headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + (await accessToken(identity));
+    } else {
+      // it's OK without auth... we just won't get any identifiers
+    }
+    return headers;
+  }
+
   updateAllFeed = async () => {
     this.isHiddenSpinner = false;
 
@@ -126,7 +146,6 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
       .then(async (results) => {
         if (results.data.length > 0) {
           this.feedData = this.feedData.concat(results.data);
-          //console.log("Feed data:", this.feedData);
           this.feedAllLoaded = results.hitLimit;
           this.feedPreviousOldestId =
             results.data[results.data.length - 1].jwtId;
@@ -134,7 +153,6 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
             this.feedLastViewedId == null ||
             this.feedLastViewedId < results.data[0].jwtId
           ) {
-            // save it to storage
             await db.open();
             db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
               lastViewedClaimId: results.data[0].jwtId,
@@ -154,41 +172,26 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   };
 
   retrieveClaims = async (endorserApiServer, identifier, beforeId) => {
-    //const afterQuery = afterId == null ? "" : "&afterId=" + afterId;
     const beforeQuery = beforeId == null ? "" : "&beforeId=" + beforeId;
-    const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
-    if (this.activeDid) {
-      const account = R.find(
-        (acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid,
-        this.allAccounts
-      );
-      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-      if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error("No identity found.");
+    const response = await fetch(
+      this.apiServer + "/api/v2/report/gives?" + beforeQuery,
+      {
+        method: "GET",
+        headers: await buildHeaders(),
       }
-      const token = await accessToken(identity);
-      headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + token;
+    );
+
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      throw await response.text();
+    }
+
+    const results = await response.json();
+
+    if (results.data) {
+      return results;
     } else {
-      // it's OK without auth... we just won't get any identifiers
+      throw JSON.stringify(results);
     }
-    return fetch(this.apiServer + "/api/v2/report/gives?" + beforeQuery, {
-      method: "GET",
-      headers: headers,
-    })
-      .then(async (response) => {
-        if (response.status !== 200) {
-          const details = await response.text();
-          throw details;
-        }
-        return response.json();
-      })
-      .then((results) => {
-        if (results.data) {
-          return results;
-        } else {
-          throw JSON.stringify(results);
-        }
-      });
   };
 
   giveDescription(giveRecord) {
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   openDialog(giver) {
     this.$refs.customDialog.open(giver);
   }
+
   handleDialogResult(result) {
     if (result.action === "confirm") {
       return new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -259,21 +263,23 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
         "You must select an identity before you can record a give.";
       return;
     }
+
     if (!description && !hours) {
       this.alertTitle = "Error";
       this.alertMessage =
         "You must enter a description or some number of hours.";
       return;
     }
-    const account = R.find(
-      (acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid,
-      this.allAccounts
-    );
-    //console.log("about to parse from", this.activeDid, account?.identity);
+
+    const account = this.allAccounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
     if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
+      throw new Error(
+        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+      );
     }
+
     createAndSubmitGive(
       this.axios,
       this.apiServer,
@@ -284,20 +290,18 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
       hours
     )
       .then((result) => {
-        if (result.status != 201 || result.data?.error) {
+        const error = result.data?.error;
+        if (result.status !== 201 || error) {
           console.log("Error with give result:", result);
           this.alertTitle = "Error";
           this.alertMessage =
-            result.data?.error?.message ||
-            "There was an error recording the give.";
+            error?.message || "There was an error recording the give.";
         } else {
           this.alertTitle = "Success";
           this.alertMessage = "That gift was recorded.";
-          //this.updateAllFeed(); // full update is overkill but we should show something
         }
       })
       .catch((e) => {
-        // axios throws errors on 400 responses
         console.log("Error with give caught:", e);
         this.alertTitle = "Error";
         this.alertMessage =
diff --git a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
index 06698ce..07e46f8 100644
--- a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
   isHiddenSave = false;
   isHiddenSpinner = true;
 
-  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
     await db.open();
     const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
@@ -122,7 +121,9 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
         const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
         const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
         if (!identity) {
-          throw new Error("No identity found.");
+          throw new Error(
+            "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+          );
         }
         this.LoadProject(identity);
       }
@@ -257,7 +258,9 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
       const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
       const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
       if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error("No identity found.");
+        throw new Error(
+          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+        );
       }
       this.SaveProject(identity);
     }
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
index 963cb96..dffe984 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import * as moment from "moment";
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 
 import GiftedDialog from "@/components/GiftedDialog.vue";
@@ -174,6 +173,8 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
   timeSince = "";
   projectId = localStorage.getItem("projectId") || ""; // handle ID
   errorMessage = "";
+  alertMessage = "";
+  alertTitle = "";
 
   onEditClick() {
     localStorage.setItem("projectId", this.projectId as string);
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
           const eventDate = new Date(startTime);
           const now = moment.now();
           this.timeSince = moment.utc(now).to(eventDate);
+          errorMessage;
         }
         this.name = resp.data.claim?.name || "(no name)";
         this.description = resp.data.claim?.description || "(no description)";
@@ -231,7 +233,6 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
     await db.open();
     const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
@@ -245,10 +246,12 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
       console.error("Problem!  Should have a profile!");
     } else {
       const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-      const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
+      const account = accounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
       const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
       if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error("No identity found.");
+        throw new Error(
+          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+        );
       }
       this.LoadProject(identity);
     }
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
   openDialog(contact) {
     this.$refs.customDialog.open(contact);
   }
+
   handleDialogResult(result) {
     if (result.action === "confirm") {
       return new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -275,60 +279,60 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
    * @param hours may be 0
    */
   async recordGive(giverDid, description, hours) {
-    if (this.activeDid == null) {
+    if (!this.activeDid) {
       this.alertTitle = "Error";
       this.alertMessage =
         "You must select an identity before you can record a give.";
       return;
     }
+
     if (!description && !hours) {
       this.alertTitle = "Error";
       this.alertMessage =
         "You must enter a description or some number of hours.";
       return;
     }
+
     const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid, accounts);
+    const account = accounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
     if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error("No identity found.");
+      throw new Error(
+        "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+      );
     }
-    createAndSubmitGive(
-      this.axios,
-      this.apiServer,
-      identity,
-      giverDid,
-      this.activeDid,
-      description,
-      hours,
-      this.projectId
-    )
-      .then((result) => {
-        if (result.status != 201 || result.data?.error) {
-          console.log("Error with give result:", result);
-          this.alertTitle = "Error";
-          this.alertMessage =
-            result.data?.error?.message ||
-            "There was an error recording the give.";
-        } else {
-          this.alertTitle = "Success";
-          this.alertMessage = "That gift was recorded.";
-          //this.updateAllFeed(); // full update is overkill but we should show something
-        }
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        // axios throws errors on 400 responses
-        console.log("Error with give caught:", e);
+
+    try {
+      const result = await createAndSubmitGive(
+        this.axios,
+        this.apiServer,
+        identity,
+        giverDid,
+        this.activeDid,
+        description,
+        hours,
+        this.projectId
+      );
+
+      if (result.status !== 201 || result.data?.error) {
+        console.log("Error with give result:", result);
         this.alertTitle = "Error";
         this.alertMessage =
-          e.userMessage ||
-          e.response?.data?.error?.message ||
+          result.data?.error?.message ||
           "There was an error recording the give.";
-      });
+      } else {
+        this.alertTitle = "Success";
+        this.alertMessage = "That gift was recorded.";
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log("Error with give caught:", e);
+      this.alertTitle = "Error";
+      this.alertMessage =
+        e.userMessage ||
+        e.response?.data?.error?.message ||
+        "There was an error recording the give.";
+    }
   }
-
-  // This same popup code is in many files.
-  alertMessage = "";
-  alertTitle = "";
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
index 01bde83..2354b26 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ export default class ProjectsView extends Vue {
         const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
         const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
         if (!identity) {
-          throw new Error("No identity found.");
+          throw new Error(
+            "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service."
+          );
         }
         this.current = identity;
         this.LoadProjects(identity);