diff --git a/lib/riemann/dash/public/eventPane.js b/lib/riemann/dash/public/eventPane.js
index ac3b828..2a4a709 100644
--- a/lib/riemann/dash/public/eventPane.js
+++ b/lib/riemann/dash/public/eventPane.js
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ var eventPane = (function() {
   var fixedFields = ['host', 'service', 'time', 'state', 'metric', 'ttl', 'description', 'tags'];
   var fixedTemplate =
     _.template(
-      '<div class="host">{{-host}}</div>' +
-      '<div class="service">{{-service}}</div>' +
-      '<div class="state {{-state}}">{{-state}}</div>' +
-      '<div class="metric">{{-metric}}</div>' +
+      '<div>' +
+      '<span class="host">{{-host}}</span>' +
+      '<span class="service">{{-service}}</span>' +
+      '<span class="state {{-state}}">{{-state}}</span>' +
+      '<span class="metric">{{-metric}}</span>' +
       '<time class="absolute">{{-time}}</time>' +
-      '<div class="ttl">{{-ttl}}</div>' +
-      '<div class="tags">{{-tags}}</div>' +
-      '<div class="description">{{-description}}</description>');
+      '<span class="ttl">{{-ttl}}</span>' +
+      '<span class="tags">{{-tags}}</span>' +
+      '</div>' +
+      '<div class="description">{{-description}}</div>');
 
   var rowTemplate =
         _.template("<tr><td>{{-field}}</td><td>{{-value}}</td></tr>");
diff --git a/lib/riemann/dash/views/css.scss b/lib/riemann/dash/views/css.scss
index a26bbac..fbfd001 100644
--- a/lib/riemann/dash/views/css.scss
+++ b/lib/riemann/dash/views/css.scss
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ html,table {
   }
 
   * {
-    float: left;
     padding: 3px;
   }
 
@@ -172,6 +171,7 @@ html,table {
   }
 
   .description {
+    float: left;
     clear: both;
     white-space: pre-wrap;
   }