diff --git a/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py b/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
index e173210bf..752eb1882 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
+++ b/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
             attr_data_row.append(("Sources", srcrefs))
  
         # get attribute note list    
-        notelist = self.dump_notes(attr.get_note_list() ) or " "
+        notelist = self.dump_notes(attr.get_note_list() )
         attr_data_row.append(("Notes", notelist))
 
         # display attribute list
@@ -446,14 +446,14 @@ class BasePage(object):
         """
 
         if not notelist:
-            return " "
+            return Html("p")
         db = self.report.database
 
         # begin unordered list
         ul = Html("p")
         for notehandle in notelist:
             ul.extend(
-                Html("p", str(db.get_note_from_handle(notehandle).type))
+                Html("i", str(db.get_note_from_handle(notehandle).type))
                 )
             ul.extend(
                 self.get_note_format(db.get_note_from_handle(notehandle))
@@ -506,11 +506,26 @@ class BasePage(object):
         notelist = evt.get_note_list()
         notelist.extend( evt_ref.get_note_list() )
         if notelist:
-            notelist = self.dump_notes( notelist ) or " "
+            htmllist = self.dump_notes( notelist )
         else:
-            notelist = " "
+            htmllist = Html("p")
+  
+        # if the event or event reference has a attributes attached to it,
+        # get the text and format it correctly
+        attrlist = evt.get_attribute_list()
+        attrlist.extend(evt_ref.get_attribute_list())
+        for attr in attrlist:
+            htmllist.extend ( Html (
+                "p",
+                _("%(type)s: %(value)s") % {
+                'type'     : Html("b", attr.get_type()),
+                'value'    : attr.get_value() } ))
+            #also output notes attached to the attributes
+            notelist = attr.get_note_list()
+            if notelist:
+                htmllist.extend (self.dump_notes( notelist ))
 
-        trow += Html("td", notelist, class_ = "ColumnNotes")
+        trow += Html("td", htmllist, class_ = "ColumnNotes")
 
         # get event source references
         srcrefs = self.get_citation_links( evt.get_source_references() ) or " "