Email Author Patricia Calhoun

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published January 27, 2011

  "Pen Pals"

• 2011 - Golden Quill Award/International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, published September 23, 2010

  "Crying Shame"

• 2011 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published September 9, 2010

  "Spreading Her Wings"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published September 9, 2010

  "Spreading Her Wings"

• 2011 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published September 9, 2010

  "Spreading Her Wings"

• 2010 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 14, 2009

  "School Daze"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published August 13, 2009

  "Boxed In"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published May 14, 2009

  "School Daze"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published March 5, 2009

  "Double Trouble"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published December 11, 2008

  "Join the Club"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 21, 2008

  "True West"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published January 3, 2008

  "Reminders"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 31, 2007

  "The Nigerian Scam Strikes Again"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 3, 2007

  "Exhibitionists"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 15, 2007

  "Ladies Plight"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 12, 2005

  "A Piece of the Action"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2005

  "Screwed for Life"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 10, 2005

  "A Peace of the Action"

• 2006 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications

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2013 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Abrusci's goes under in subterranean Cherry Creek space

  published May 24, 2013

  Heading to Cherry Creek for dinner tonightr Skip Abrusci's. The Italian restaurant that took over the former Campo di Fiori spot just over three years ago has closed, and there's a "for lease" sign on... More >>

• Izakaya Den will leave its original home Sunday night, then reopen in new space next week

  published May 24, 2013

  Izakaya Den will finally leave its original home at 1518 South Pearl Street at the end of service on Sunday, May 26, then reopen the following week in its brand-spanking new space at 1477 South Pearl,... More >>

• Reader: Love Taita's pisco sours, but lower prices would sweeten lunch

  published May 24, 2013

  Want to take a quick culinary trip this weekendr Try Taita, the Peruvian restaurant that Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week. In addition to the classic dishes of Peru, Taita serves up an interesting fus... More >>

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  Fox31 admits it was fooled by source on gun story -- but why did she do itr

  published May 23, 2013

  By now, just about everyone admits that the Fox31 story of the cab driver fingering an Italian businessman with the Perazzi gun company as a terrorist was a fake, including the station, grudgingly. We... More >>

• Reader: Can't see the forest of health-code violations for the treer

  published May 23, 2013

  Eww. Just eww. A reader alerted us to the notice from the Denver Department of Environmental Health ordering the closure of Pho on 6th for "imminent health risks" -- which the restaurant had posted be... More >>

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  Selling the Contemporary Learning Academy could mean big opportunities for DPS

  published May 23, 2013

  Last week's meeting of the Denver Board of Education was a mess of complicated math problems, including: Question 1) If Denver Public... More >>

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  9News says Fox31 story about Italian gunmaker suspected of terrorism a hoax

  published May 22, 2013

  Last week, Mayor Michael Hancock was at the CELL to announce the expansion of Transportation on Patrol, a program that empowers Denver's cabbies, limo drivers, truckers and even pedal-cab operators to... More >>

• Reader: We lost the Rocky Mountain Diner for thisr

  published May 22, 2013

  Ghost Plate & Tap opened in June 2011 in the historic Ghost Building. It had a great location (the former home of the Rocky Mountain Diner) and savvy owners: the Wynkoop/Breckenridge crew. But Ghost w... More >>

• Reader: Voodoo Doughnuts make me uber-happy

  published May 21, 2013

  Interesting new restaurants are popping up all over metro Denver, but yesterday all the talk was about Voodoo Doughnuts -- a chain out of Portland, Oregon, that's finally coming to Denver after almost... More >>

• Reader: Talking on a cell phone in a restaurant is as dirty as a diaper change

  published May 20, 2013

  Alex and Ruth Burgos made big news after they changed their one-year-old's dirty diaper on a table at the Starbucks in Stapleton, as a (very) public complaint over the lack of changing tables in the b... More >>

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  Union Station fire: Blazing truck endangers historic overhang

  published May 17, 2013

  Things have gotten hot at Union Station, where two model-train clubs are scrambling to find new spaces for their train layouts, which have occupied space in the basement for decades. Although both gro... More >>

• Reader: Can't we come up with something other than pizza and beer barsr

  published May 17, 2013

  Although downtown just lost another pizza spot, Toppings, today Pizza Republica will make its debut on 14th Street, right in front of the Colorado Convention Center -- and this downtown version of a r... More >>

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  Photos: Five benefits of Denver Airport City development for Adams County

  published May 16, 2013

  On May 1, Adams County commissioners and other elected leaders gave Mayor Michael Hancock a week to provide a list of "tangible benefits" they would realize from Denver's plans to push forward with de... More >>

• Reader: Twelve offers a good dining value -- and a great amuse bouche

  published May 16, 2013

  When Lori Midson went to twelve this week for a birthday celebration, she feasted on everything from beet carpaccio to sweetbreads. But the real star was the amuse bouche, a grilled scallop in a pool ... More >>

• Reader: Green "chile" is disgusting gruel

  published May 15, 2013

  When Jenn Wohletz moved from the Midwest to New Mexico, she discovered Mexican food -- make that New Mexican food -- at Little Anita's, and she got hooked on both red and green chile. During a stint i... More >>

• Jen Jasinski's James Beard win felt like a lifetime achievement -- although her career is cooking

  published May 14, 2013

  Prince Harry might have stopped by The Market on Monday, but the real royalty was right down the street, at Rioja. Just a week before, Jennifer Jasinski, the chef who opened that Larimer Square restau... More >>

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  Sand Creek massacre: Tribes, History Colorado to consult on exhibit while Collision is closed

  published May 14, 2013

  When a wrong is almost 150 years old, righting it may not be quick. That's one of the many lessons of the Sand Creek Massacre, a stain on Colorado history that stretches back to November 29, 1864, whe... More >>

• Reader: It's getting harder for me to justify the consumption of meat

  published May 14, 2013

  Last week several Denver chefs traveled to Kansas to visit the Callicrate Ranch, a cattle ranch and slaughterhouse owned by fiercely opinionated, radically passionate Mike Callicrate, to witness the s... More >>

• Reader: First Avenue Hotel renovation should continue -- Broadway deserves a hip hotel

  published May 13, 2013

  The latest chapter in the First Avenue Hotel saga -- the closing of both El Diablo and Sketch at the end of service on May 2, right before the city's latest notice to vacate was issued for May 3 -- go... More >>

• Reader: Commenter Donkey Hotay is at a turning point

  published May 10, 2013

  It was a sad moment yesterday when "Budd Jones," who appeared on the web a week or so ago to urge (very) frequent commenter DonkeyHotay to mellow out, seemed to be signing off. In a response to a post... More >>

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  Better Block Project comes to Five Points: Don't fence us in!

  published May 10, 2013

  The Better Block Project comes to Five Points tomorrow, when it will focus on sprucing up the block of Welton Street that's home to the legendary Sonny Lawson Park -- and its ballfield. Neighborhood g... More >>

• Reader: Federal Bar & Grill opened in a spot thirsty for a new bar

  published May 10, 2013

  Federal Bar & Grill is now open in the former home of Micky Manor, right across a parking lot -- the bar's own parking lot! -- from Jack-n-Grill. There's not much grill yet to the bar, which occupies... More >>

• Federal Bar & Grill opens in the former Micky Manor

  published May 09, 2013

  For almost eighty years, the Micky Manor -- and that's Micky, without an "e" -- was a landmark on Federal Boulevard, its trademark-respecting neon Mickey and Minnie signs a constant. But in the fall ... More >>

• Reader: Andrew Zimmern's palate has been tarnished by undercooked testicles

  published May 09, 2013

  When Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods, listed the "Best Ethnic Food in the U.S." for Food & Wine, he lauded Denver for its Den-Mex -- gravy-like green chile in general, and the variations served ... More >>

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  Civic Center Park: Here's what it costs to party in the heart of Denver

  published May 08, 2013

  Civic Center Park is ready for its close-up tonight, when the Civic Center Conservancy, Historic Denver Inc. and Denver Parks and Recreation will share a 2012 State Honor Award for their Civic Center ... More >>