Regret the Error

A Nov. 27 article about holiday home tours incorrectly attributed a quote to Yitz Fleischman, owner of the Chanukah House. Fleischman did not compare a “talking” Hanukkah rebbe with talking to Santa.  Report an error

In a recent column about Cy Avara, the affable proprietor of hair academies, one on West Pratt Street and one in Dundalk, I mentioned Nate Smith, a barber and a longtime teacher in Mr. Avara’s shop in West Baltimore. I referred to Mr. Smith as having been “neglected” as a boy growing up on the [...]

Photographs in Tuesday’s editions misidentified two repair shop owners who had admitted to paying bribes to police officers to allegedly steer business to their shop. The correct photos of the owners, Edwin Javier Mejia and Hernan Alexis Moreno, are shown above. Because of a technical error, a photograph of Ron Paul appeared in the World [...]

An article about edible flowers in Wednesday’s Taste section included some examples of flowers that are not edible. These flowers, mentioned in the story, should not be eaten: lily of the valley, iris, hyacinth and some species of jasmine (Jasminum sambac flowers are edible). Linden flower tea can cause heart damage with frequent consumption. The [...]

From a column by Laura Vozzella in the Baltimore Sun: From the misplaced obsessive attention to detail file: In writing about Fred Bealefeld‘s missing dog Wednesday, I double-checked Scooby‘s gender (male) but somehow assumed the police chief’s two “kids” were boys. The commish has one boy and one girl. The Baltimore Sun, and this columnist [...]

A photo in yesterday’s Health Today section had an incorrect photo identification. The photo labeled as being of Dr. Mohan Suntha was actually of Dr. Mandeep R. Mehra. The Sun regrets the error. Link  Report an error

Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East included a stop in Jordan, not Lebanon, as an editorial stated Tuesday. The Sun regrets the error.  Report an error

An article about celebrity divorce in the July 9 Today section incorrectly characterized accusations made by David Gest against Liza Minnelli. Gest did not allege that Minnelli had given him a sexually transmitted disease, and he says he has never had such a disease. Link Read more of these errors here.  Report an error

As you’re no doubt aware, a photograph purporting to show the successful test firing of four missiles by Iran was revealed to have been manipulated. In fact, only three missiles were successfully fired. The image, provided by the Iranian government, was distributed by Agence-France Presse and used by many media outlets. You can view some [...]

A list of famous last words published in yesterday’s editions of The Sun incorrectly attributed the authorship of Moby-Dick to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel was written by Herman Melville. The Sun regrets the error. Link  Report an error

An article published in the Dec. 26 editions of The Sun on the deaths of Jasmin Borum and Pauline Borum incorrectly characterized the relationship between Jasmin and her parents. Jasmin’s father, Alfred Maurice Robinson, and his wife, Sue Robinson, say they were active in Jasmin’s life and tried twice to obtain custody of her. The [...]

An article in Sunday’s Arts & Life Today section about The Stoop Storytelling Series misquoted one of the speakers. Karen Weeks spoke about her tumultuous relationship with a ring she had picked up at a Stoop show. She was not referring to her personal relationships. Link  Report an error

An article in yesterday’s editions of The Sun about NASA’s Messenger mission to Mercury quoted University of Arizona scientist Bob Strom describing an emotional “Hillary moment” when he saw new pictures from the planet. In editing, the reference was made to say a “Sir Edmund” Hillary moment. Strom was referring to Hillary Clinton. Link Correction: [...]