Corrections
Boise's in Idaho
Published on Dec 11th, 2003
0 comments Worst geography skills: Last week's 4 Better or Worse incorrectly identified the state in which Boise's Humanitarian Bowl is played. It's Idaho. #  
She goes to Goddard
Published on Dec 4th, 2003
0 comments Published December 4, 2003, in issue #0248 of The Hook The November 27 installment of The Fearless Consumer, "Dell spell: When backup is key," misstated the college the consumer attends. It's Goddard...
What is Light House? Who is the publicist?
Published on Nov 27th, 2003
0 comments * Regarding the November 13 "Photophile" page, Light House is a training ground for teen video makers. * The Hook recently ran two stories about galleries taking action against Thomas Kinkade, "...
Wrong funding source, wrong county, wrong caption
Published on Nov 6th, 2003
0 comments Last week's 4Better or Worse contained two inaccuracies: * It identified the Piedmont Environmental Council as the source of a $5,500 donation to Scottsville district Board of Supervisors candidate...
Wrong speaker and wrong spelling
Published on Oct 30th, 2003
0 comments Regarding the October 16 cover story, "Saving Sarah: Satan worship, sex abuse, and Dr. Martin Stein": * the alleged statement made to Tom Manuel that he could be arrested at "any time" came not from...
Attempted rape maxes out at 10 years
Published on Oct 23rd, 2003
0 comments The maximum penalty for felony attempted rape was incorrectly reported in a news story last week. It is 10 years. #
Misspelling
Published on Oct 16th, 2003
0 comments Felicia Rogan's first name was misspelled in really big letters in the title of the October 9 HotSeat. #
misattribution and misspelling
Published on Sep 25th, 2003
0 comments * The September 18 "4 Better or Worse" should have credited Claudia Pinto for her story on the UVA prof drawing angry letters from Dear Abby fans. * The last name of the consumer in last week's "...
Correction: On officer's name
Published on Sep 11th, 2003
0 comments Last week's "4Better or Worse" incorrectly identified Greene County Sgt. Rodney Davis. The Hook regrets the error.  
No apartment, Fair credit, Music Resource Center
Published on Sep 4th, 2003
0 comments * Last week's cover story, "Flooded House," mistakenly added a basement apartment to Ken and Heidi Vanderford's duplex. * A photo illustrating an article on the Albemarle County Fair in the August 22...
Lots o' misspellings
Published on Aug 28th, 2003
0 comments In our last edition, our proofreader was on vacation (really!), and the following names were misspelled: Mary Joy Scala, Butch and Astrid Bailey, Mark Edmundson, and Hillary Clinton. Welcome back,...
Misspelled name
Published on Aug 14th, 2003
0 comments Published August 14, 2003 in issue #0232 of The Hook Karen Quillen's name was misspelled in the July 31 story about All Things Pawssible ["Dogged daycare: Play yard shut down"].  
Naming problems
Published on May 15th, 2003
0 comments * Sarah Teplitzky's name was misspelled in "Snow Daze" in the April 10 issue of The Hook. * In the April 24 issue, in a news story entitled, "Pioneer women: Is there gold across the tracks?" the name...
Scott Stadium did exist
Published on May 8th, 2003
0 comments Contrary to an assertion in our story about the Virginia Rugby Football Club, [Facetime, May 1, 2003: "On the ball: Revived rugby club lures 'old boys'"] Scott Stadium has always had tens of...
Correction: Haysom convicted in 1987
Published on Apr 10th, 2003
0 comments Accessory to murder Elizabeth Haysom pleaded guilty and was convicted in the deaths of her parents in 1987; her then-boyfriend Jens Soering is the one who was convicted in 1990.  
Correction: on a house price
Published on Mar 20th, 2003
0 comments In last week's Real Estate Update column, the selling price of the house at 1820 Dairy Road should have been, as noted in today's Sold! listings, $645,000.  
Correction: Davis not in Notorious
Published on Mar 13th, 2003
0 comments An alert reader caught a mistake in last week's cover story about Bette Davis' daughter, B.D. Hyman. Bette Davis did not play a role in Notorious, the 1946 Hitchcock film.  
Correction: It really is LexisNexis
Published on Mar 6th, 2003
0 comments The big legal publishing firm located at the East end of the Downtown Mall really is now called LexisNexis. Our editor tried to claim otherwise last week.  
Corrections: Scottsville, Conestoga, and a house for sale
Published on Jan 23rd, 2003
0 comments * In our January 9 cover story, "Scottsville: Flooded with Cash," an editing error botched a comment from Canal Basin Square project manager John Bowers. It's only the Square's brick and mortar...
Corrections: Misspellings
Published on Jan 16th, 2003
0 comments * Last week's "Hot Seat" on Kay Slaughter misspelled one of her favorite shows. It's The Forsyte Saga.  * Last week's "DMBeat" misspelled the name of Dave Matthews' record company in one of the...
Corrections on Breece's hometown and Holkham transaction
Published on Nov 14th, 2002
0 comments In The Hook's Sold column on November 7, 2002, the sales price of the house at 2408 Holkham Drive in Lewis Hills was listed incorrectly. The correct price was $380,000.   Back on September 12,...
Correction on a property transfer
Published on Nov 7th, 2002
0 comments A City property transfer carried the wrong address in The Hook of October 31, 2002. On September 30, Norma J. Parson sold a house at 215 Fifth Street NW to John Lloyd et al., for $160,000.  
Correction on gallery date
Published on Oct 10th, 2002
0 comments Correction  In last week's Culture section, we ran the wrong date for October's First Friday festivities: they took place on Friday, October 4.  
Corrections on Tunes and Red Fern
Published on Oct 3rd, 2002
0 comments Correction* For the past two weeks, due to a production error, the "Tunes" column has carried the wrong byline. It's written by Mark Grabowski.   * Joseph Ashton, the youthful...
Correction on Beatles' songs
Published on Sep 26th, 2002
0 comments Contrary to an assertion in last week's musical preview "What's next?" Paul McCartney's "I've Just Seen a Face" was not on the Beatles first LP, Please Please Me. It was actually released on the...
Corrections
Published on Sep 19th, 2002
0 comments CorrectionDespite the photo's inclusion of a sign indicating its true name, Fayerweather Hall was misidentified in a caption in last week's "Photophile" section. CorrectionIn last week's news story...
Correction
Published on Aug 29th, 2002
0 comments In our Annual Manual, we printed the wrong phone number for James River Runners, a canoeing and tubing outfitter in Scottsville. The number is 286-2338.   The phone number for the University of...