diff --git a/src/components/frontend/storage/EventLedger.tsx b/src/components/frontend/storage/EventLedger.tsx
index 88c4f1b..245fee3 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/storage/EventLedger.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/storage/EventLedger.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Item, ItemContent, ItemHeader, ItemTitle, ItemDescription } from "@/components/ui/item";
 import { BookOpenTextIcon, ScrollTextIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { useGameTick } from "@/hooks/useGameTick";
+import { formatType } from "@/utils/event-log/formatType";
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuCheckboxItem,
@@ -22,14 +23,6 @@ interface LogEntry {
   data?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
-function formatType(type: string) {
-  return type
-    .replace(":", " ")
-    .split(" ")
-    .map((w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1))
-    .join(" ");
-}
-
 export function EventLedger({
   structureId,
   targetCollection,
@@ -189,9 +182,6 @@ export function EventLedger({
                 typeof entry.actor === "object" && entry.actor ? entry.actor.username : null;
               const isYou = actorId != null && actorId === currentUserId;
               const actorLabel = isYou ? "You" : actorName;
-              const displayMessage = actorLabel
-                ? entry.message.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + entry.message.slice(1)
-                : entry.message;
               const isNarrative = entry.system === false;
               return (
                 <div key={entry.id}>
@@ -201,22 +191,22 @@ export function EventLedger({
                     {isNarrative && (
                       <BookOpenTextIcon className="size-4 text-amber-400 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
                     )}
-                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground shrink-0 w-16 text-right tabular-nums pt-0.5">
-                      {time.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit" })}
-                    </span>
-                    <span className={`flex-1 min-w-0 ${isNarrative ? "text-amber-100/90" : ""}`}>
-                      {actorLabel && (
-                        <span
-                          className={`font-medium ${isYou ? "text-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"}`}
-                        >
-                          {actorLabel}
+                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                        <span className="tabular-nums shrink-0">
+                          {time.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit" })}
                         </span>
-                      )}{" "}
-                      {displayMessage}
-                    </span>
-                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground capitalize shrink-0 pt-0.5">
-                      {formatType(entry.type)}
-                    </span>
+                        {actorLabel && (
+                          <span className={`font-medium ${isYou ? "text-foreground" : ""}`}>
+                            {actorLabel}
+                          </span>
+                        )}
+                        <span className="capitalize">{formatType(entry.type)}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <span className={`min-w-0 ${isNarrative ? "text-amber-100/90" : ""}`}>
+                        {entry.message}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
                   </div>
                   {index < filtered.length - 1 && <div className="border-t border-border" />}
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/utils/event-log/formatType.ts b/src/utils/event-log/formatType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd3159a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/event-log/formatType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Formats an event type slug (e.g. "structure:resize") into a human-readable
+ * label ("Structure Resize") for display in event log UIs.
+ */
+export function formatType(type: string) {
+  return type
+    .replace(":", " ")
+    .split(" ")
+    .map((w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1))
+    .join(" ");
+}