jQuery(item_content).filter("#contentpane .contentpane > p, :first");
Filter removes those items from your search. Perhaps you want to use find instead. Try the following code: jQuery.get(item_link,function(item_content){ var new_content =jQuery("#contentpane .contentpane > p",item_content).html(); jQuery("#myContent").html(new_content).slideDown("slow"); }); ~Sean