Index: admin/visual.css
===================================================================
--- admin/visual.css	(revision 871)
+++ admin/visual.css	(working copy)
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 .sidebar .block {
   display:                    none; /* Turn off all blocks */
 }
-.sidebar .block-user {
+.sidebar #block-user-1, .sidebar .block-menu {
   display:                    block !important; /* Turn menus back on *//
 }
 div.block {
Index: page.tpl.php
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--- page.tpl.php	(revision 871)
+++ page.tpl.php	(working copy)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
       <div class="float-wrap">
         <div class="center" id="div_column_center">   
           <div id="content">
-            <div class="main-content" id="main">
+            <div class="main-content" id="main">
               <a name="body_content" id="body_content"></a>
               <!-- END: Content top -->
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 <!-- END: Content middle -->
 
 
-<?php if ($sidebar_left != '') { ?>
+<?php if ($sidebar_left != '' || civicspace_is_admin()) { ?>
 <!-- begin left sidebar content -->
     <div class="left sidebar" id="div_column_left">
       <div class="container-left">
Index: block.tpl.php
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--- block.tpl.php	(revision 871)
+++ block.tpl.php	(working copy)
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-<?php
-// only output menu blocks in admin section
-if ((civicspace_is_admin() && ($block->module == "user")) || (!civicspace_is_admin())) {
-?>
 <div class="<?php print "block block-$block->module" ?>" id="<?php print "block-$block->module-$block->delta"; ?>">
   <div class="block-header">
     <h2><span><?php print $block->subject ?></span></h2>
@@ -10,4 +6,4 @@
     <?php print $block->content ?>
   </div>
 </div>
-<?php } ?>
+