       $('.col-details').removeClass 'hidden'
       $('.details').slideDown 'slow'
 
-      col_latest_height = $('.col-latest').height()
-      $('.latest').animate {
-        height: col_latest_height,
-      }, 'slow'
-
-      $('.latest-entries').hide 'slow'
+    # update details if details column already is visible
     else if +$('.details').attr('data-event-id') isnt event_id
       $('.city-entry.selected').removeClass 'selected'
 

        $('.col-details').addClass 'hidden'
    false

  $('#country-table').on 'click', '.city-entry', ->
    event_id = $(this).data 'event-id'
    event = getEventById event_id
    selected_cell = $(this)

    if $('.col-details').hasClass 'hidden'
      $('.details').attr 'data-event-id', event_id
      $('.details-title').text event.name

      $('.details-title').text event.name
      $('.details-entry').text event.description
      selected_cell.addClass 'selected'

    # hide details if the event's details are already open
    else
      selected_cell.removeClass 'selected'
      $('.details').slideUp 'slow', ->
