Corrections & Clarifications for April 23, 2012
• An article on wealth management firms in Business Monday misspelled the name of Wescott Financial Advisory Group.
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• The name of former undersecretary of defense for intelligence Stephen Cambone was misspelled in a front-page story Sunday about the war court at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• An article on wealth management firms in Business Monday misspelled the name of Wescott Financial Advisory Group.
• An article on page 6E of Wednesday’s Tropical Life giving instructions on how to tag friends in Facebook should have included this line: When ready to mention the person you wish to tag, type @ and without adding a space, begin typing his or her name.
• An article about parking that ran on Friday’s front page incorrectly spelled the name of the person who photographed the aftermath of a valet parking accident at the Epic Hotel. The photographer was Yasmine Zichy-Thyssen.
• An obituary for Dick Clark incorrectly stated the day he died on the front page of some Thursday editions. Clark, the longtime host of “American Bandstand” and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” died on Wednesday.
• A story that appeared in Wednesday’s Local and State section about the slaying of Ben Novack Jr. incorrectly stated the date of the domestic dispute between Novack and his wife, Narcy Novack, who is accused of his murder. The domestic dispute happened in 2002. The age of federal prosecutor Elliott B. Jacobson was also inaccurate. Jacobson is 57.
• An item on Monday’s front page gave an incorrect date for the 17th annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. The event is 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday in downtown Fort Lauderdale and features more than 70 restaurants and 45 wine tables. For a lineup of events or to purchase tickets, visit lasolaswineandfood festival.com or call 954-524-4657.
• A news item on Monday’s front page gave an incorrect date for Miami-Dade’s Great Park Summit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The summit, which will focus on improving public areas, will take place 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
• An article in Thursday’s Tropical Life section, "Philanthrofest invites Miamians to get engaged with their community," incorrectly described attorney Estrellita Sibila’s role in relationship to the organization Miami Crawls. Sibila was a co-founder of Miami Crawls.
• Sunday’s Tropical Life section reported an incorrect time for an appearance by author Brad Meltzer. Meltzer appears at 7 p.m. Saturday at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables.
• An article on page 1B on Sunday about additional parking for the new Marlins stadium gave incorrect information, obtained from the Marlins’ website, about one of the parking lots. About 300 spaces in Park Plaza West Garage, 1140 NW 16th St., will be available for $8. Park Plaza East will not be open for game parking.
• A front-page story Friday about the Grand Bay hotel included incorrect information about the number of hotels in Miami-Dade that have earned five stars from Mobil Travel Guide. The Americana and Doral-on-the-Ocean both earned five-star ratings in the 1960s. The Grand Bay earned the five-star rating in 1987.
• A story on Sunday’s front page about professional wrestling misstated the date of a WWE storyline involving necrophilia. It took place in 2002.
• An article on Friday’s front page about two fetuses found at Miami International Airport should have indicated that a TV crew was filming in another part of the airport when the finding occurred. The Travel Channel said no portion of the incident was filmed by its cameras.
• A story on Page 3B Thursday should have said Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school at the time of his death.
• A headline that appeared on 3B in Wednesday's Around South Florida column gave the wrong number of Surfside commissioners elected in Tuesday night's election.Two commissioners were re-elected and one was elected. One seat remains open.
• In Marc Caputo’s Politics column on Page 1B March 5, the amount of money earmarked by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., when he served in the Florida Legislature was misstated. It was $250 million.
• A story on a Miramar health fair, which appeared on Page 3B Friday, contained the wrong date. The fair will be May 10.
• An article about veteran unemployment on Page 10B Wednesday misstated Miami-based Ryder System’s hiring. Ryder hired 600 veterans in 2011.
• A column on Sen. Marco Rubio, which appeared on 1B Monday, incorrectly noted that birthers believe the Florida senator is not a U.S. citizen. They believe he’s not a natural-born citizen because his Cuban-born parents didn’t become U.S. citizens until four years after Rubio’s birth in Miami.