diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7bc92d0..366c173 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ### Fixed
 - **Admin template preview maps** — Leaflet maps rendered blank because `article-maps.js` called `L.divIcon()` at the IIFE top level before Leaflet was dynamically loaded, crashing the script. Moved `VENUE_ICON` creation into the `script.onload` callback so it runs after Leaflet is available. Previous commit's `.card` `overflow: visible` fix remains (clips tile layers otherwise).
+- **Admin articles page 500** — `/admin/articles` crashed with `BuildError` when an article generation task was running because `article_stats.html` partial referenced `url_for('admin.article_stats')` but the route didn't exist. Added the missing HTMX partial endpoint.
+- **Silent 500 errors in dev** — `dev_run.sh` used Granian which swallowed Quart's debug error pages, showing generic "Internal Server Error" with no traceback. Switched to `uv run python -m padelnomics.app` for proper debug mode with browser tracebacks. Added `@app.errorhandler(500)` to log exceptions even when running under Granian in production.
 - **Pipeline diagnostic script** (`scripts/check_pipeline.py`) — handle DuckDB catalog naming quirk where `lakehouse.duckdb` uses catalog `lakehouse` instead of `local`, causing SQLMesh logical views to break. Script now auto-detects the catalog via `USE`, and falls back to querying physical tables (`sqlmesh__<schema>.<table>__<hash>`) when views fail.
 - **Eurostat gas prices extractor** — `nrg_pc_203` filter missing `unit` dimension (API returns both KWH and GJ_GCV); now filters to `KWH`.
 - **Eurostat labour costs extractor** — `lc_lci_lev` used non-existent `currency` filter dimension; corrected to `unit: EUR`.
diff --git a/web/scripts/dev_run.sh b/web/scripts/dev_run.sh
index 5a1ec1d..ed275a8 100755
--- a/web/scripts/dev_run.sh
+++ b/web/scripts/dev_run.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ echo ""
 echo "Press Ctrl-C to stop all processes."
 echo ""
 
-run_with_label "$COLOR_APP"    "app   " uv run granian --interface asgi --host 127.0.0.1 --port 5000 --reload --reload-paths web/src padelnomics.app:app
+run_with_label "$COLOR_APP"    "app   " uv run python -m padelnomics.app
 run_with_label "$COLOR_WORKER" "worker" uv run python -u -m padelnomics.worker
 run_with_label "$COLOR_CSS"    "css   " make css-watch
 
diff --git a/web/src/padelnomics/admin/routes.py b/web/src/padelnomics/admin/routes.py
index cb37dca..426922f 100644
--- a/web/src/padelnomics/admin/routes.py
+++ b/web/src/padelnomics/admin/routes.py
@@ -2465,6 +2465,18 @@ async def articles():
     )
 
 
+@bp.route("/articles/stats")
+@role_required("admin")
+async def article_stats():
+    """HTMX partial: article stats bar (polled while generating)."""
+    stats = await _get_article_stats()
+    return await render_template(
+        "admin/partials/article_stats.html",
+        stats=stats,
+        is_generating=await _is_generating(),
+    )
+
+
 @bp.route("/articles/results")
 @role_required("admin")
 async def article_results():
diff --git a/web/src/padelnomics/app.py b/web/src/padelnomics/app.py
index 98d3e43..1085bf3 100644
--- a/web/src/padelnomics/app.py
+++ b/web/src/padelnomics/app.py
@@ -270,6 +270,13 @@ def create_app() -> Quart:
         from .sitemap import sitemap_response
         return await sitemap_response(config.BASE_URL)
 
+    # Ensure unhandled exceptions are always logged (Granian doesn't show
+    # Quart's debug error page, so without this 500s are silent).
+    @app.errorhandler(500)
+    async def handle_500(error):
+        app.logger.exception("Unhandled 500 error: %s", error)
+        return "Internal Server Error", 500
+
     # Health check
     @app.route("/health")
     async def health():