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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2007 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• The Late, Late Election Results

  published Nov 19, 2007

  More than a week after the dust had settled in every other political battle in the state, results were finally announced in the only contest that really counts among firefighters in a certain mountain... More >>

• The Late, Late Election Results

  published Nov 19, 2007

  More than a week after the dust had settled in every other political battle in the state, results were finally announced in the only contest that really counts among firefighters in a certain mountain... More >>

• To the Top, With a Bullet

  published Nov 17, 2007

  In the Best of Denver 2007, Jason Sheehan named Ha Noi "The Best Taste of Hanoi," saying this: "If you're from Vietnam, this is comfort food. If you're not, it's a fantastic education in the less co... More >>

• The Plains Truth

  published November 15, 2007

  Plainsong, Colorado author Kent Haruf's lyrical, spare novel, was considered too racy for the One Book, One Denver program. But it should... More >>

• Shop Till You're Dropped

  published Nov 15, 2007

  A few years ago, our hearty band of pranksters devised the Bad Colorado Souvenir Mall Crawl Challenge, a one-hour contest to find the very worst souvenir available on the 16th Street Mall. But it w... More >>

• God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

  published Nov 14, 2007

  On Sunday, the city hosted its first -- but with any luck, not last -- Kurt Vonnegut appreciation event, with assorted celebrities (or what passes for them in this town) reading two-minutes snippets... More >>

• God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

  published Nov 14, 2007

  On Sunday, the city hosted its first -- but with any luck, not last -- Kurt Vonnegut appreciation event, with assorted celebrities (or what passes for them in this town) reading two-minutes snippets... More >>

• God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

  published Nov 14, 2007

  On Sunday, the city hosted its first -- but with any luck, not last -- Kurt Vonnegut appreciation event, with assorted celebrities (or what passes for them in this town) reading two-minutes snippets... More >>

• Getting Denver Ready for the DNC

  published November 15, 2007

  Hundreds of journalists descended on Denver this week for a Democratic National Convention briefing at the Pepsi Center, just a taste of the... More >>

• A Date at 8 Rivers

  published Nov 13, 2007

  The new restaurant is small -- a shotgun storefront in the middle of the Highland Square action, surrounded by boutiques, bookstores, galleries and other restaurants, with seating for thirty, maybe, ... More >>

• Welcome to Demver

  published Nov 13, 2007

  Hundreds of journalists are in town for a Democratic National Convention briefing at the Pepsi Center today, a taste of the thousands who will descend on this city next August. Last night, the jour... More >>

• A Killer Special

  published Nov 11, 2007

  Tonight, KBDI Channel 12 will repeat of "When Kids Get Life," a Frontline special that profiled five young men in Colorado who received the mandatory sentence of life without parole when they were c... More >>

• A Killer Special

  published Nov 11, 2007

  Tonight, KBDI Channel 12 will repeat of "When Kids Get Life," a Frontline special that profiled five young men in Colorado who received the mandatory sentence of life without parole when they were c... More >>

• A Killer Special

  published Nov 11, 2007

  Tonight, KBDI Channel 12 will repeat of "When Kids Get Life," a Frontline special that profiled five young men in Colorado who received the mandatory sentence of life without parole when they were c... More >>

• The Old Magic and the New

  published Nov 09, 2007

  Old magicians never die. They just disappear in a puff of smoke, usually through a trapdoor. When I heard that the New Denver Civic Theatre had actually booked a live magic show for the next four w... More >>

• The Old Magic and the New

  published Nov 09, 2007

  Old magicians never die. They just disappear in a puff of smoke, usually through a trapdoor. When I heard that the New Denver Civic Theatre had actually booked a live magic show for the next four w... More >>

• The Old Magic and the New

  published Nov 09, 2007

  Old magicians never die. They just disappear in a puff of smoke, usually through a trapdoor. When I heard that the New Denver Civic Theatre had actually booked a live magic show for the next four w... More >>

• A Party Goes Dry

  published Nov 08, 2007

  While Coloradans raised their glasses last September in a coordinated toast to British beer expert and frequent Colorado visitor Michael Jackson, who died on August 30 at the age of 65, they will low... More >>

• Season's Greetings

  published November 8, 2007

  Sure, you'll be snowed by all the deals at the sixteenth annual Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo, which turns the Colorado Convention Center... More >>

• Giving Arts the Business

  published November 8, 2007

  It used to be that companies thought they'd done their bit for the arts when they slapped a couple of cheesy LeRoy Neiman prints on the wall,... More >>

• Icon Burger Gets Smashed

  published Nov 06, 2007

  When I was talking with Tom Ryan for my review of Smashburger, he told me that Icon Burger -- the classic burger joint at 2755 Dagny Way in Lafayette that was the first burger property picked up by Ce... More >>

• Another Shooting Case Closed

  published Nov 05, 2007

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• Another Shooting Case Closed

  published Nov 05, 2007

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• Another Shooting Case Closed

  published Nov 05, 2007

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• Lowdown on the LoDo Shooting

  published Nov 05, 2007

  Like so many others, my friends and I wanted to take advantage of the extra hour of drinking Saturday night (and into Sunday morning) after the clocks turned back. A close friend was moving out of t... More >>