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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2008 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Mark your datebooks: Mark & Isabella will open in 2009

  published Dec 31, 2008

  Last month, Mark Tarbell told Jason Sheehan that he hoped to open Mark & Isabella, his new restaurant at 425 South Tellar in Belmar, by the end of this year. But we just got word that it wo... More >>

• Gaetano's: all in the famiglia

  published Dec 31, 2008

  I dropped by Gaetano's last night for a Tasty Treat (a sausage and green chili strips baked in a pizza crust) and a taste of history. Wynkoop Holdings bought this classic joint back in 2005, taking o... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: History in the taking

  published Dec 31, 2008

  Yesterday afternoon, I posted a note from Marcus Pachner, informing members of the CBHD -- the stakeholders' group working with Shea Properties on its redevelopment of the former University... More >>

• CU at Denver City Council -- but not next Monday

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Next Monday's public hearing before Denver City Council to decide the fate of two historic Hornbein and White buildings on the old University of Colorado campus has been postponed. "Shea has been w... More >>

• Digesting a year's worth of meals

  published Dec 30, 2008

  It's that time of year again: time to look back over the last three-sixty-five. It's been a good year, a long year, a strange year. From lunching in Manhattan to getting weird during the DNC to a ma... More >>

• The List: Six great spots along Sixth Avenue

  published Dec 30, 2008

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• Houston's pushes back opening date

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Under its original plans, Houston's would be open by now. And according to the last published report, the restaurant would still open by February 2009. But Houston's -- part of the Hillstone Restaura... More >>

• TAG, you're it...but not quite yet

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Just checked in with Leigh Sullivan to find out the status of TAG Restaurant, the long-anticipated spot that she and her husband, Troy Guard (TAG, get itr), are creating at 1441 Larimer Street. Back... More >>

• Go mouth of the border on January 1 at Los Cabos II

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Los Cabos II promises "puro Peru," and as Jason Sheehan found when he reviewed Los Cabos, it makes good on that promise. The restaurant at 1525 Champa Street that won our Best Central/South American ... More >>

• 3.2 beer today, real beer tomorrow at 7-Elevenr

  published Dec 30, 2008

    Where once we thanked heaven for the chance to buy even 3.2 beer on a Sunday, grocery and convenience stores are no longer content to sell just that watered-down stuff -- particularly since the... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Welcome to Denver. Ignore the wreck on your right

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Flying back into Denver Sunday, I looked for the wreckage of the Continental Airlines flight that had veered off a runway, careened down a hill and landed in a ravine, where it caught fire. That was ... More >>

• White Owl settles in Globeville

  published Dec 30, 2008

  Many years ago, we spent long hours drinking slivovitz -- a plum brandy -- at the century-old bar at the Portulaca Cafe, a little dive at 321 East 45th Avenue in the heart of Globeville. Now we hear t... More >>

• Two Mezcal meetings on live-music application

  published Dec 29, 2008

  Mezcal, which helped pave the way for much of the redevelopment along this stretch when it opened at 3230 East Colfax Avenue five years ago, isn't sitting still. Back in October, the restaur... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Watch the fireworks...over the Senate nomination

  published Dec 29, 2008

  Denver's fireworks display won't officially start until 9 p.m. December 31 (with a repeat performance at midnight), but there have already been plenty of explosive discussions over who, exactly, Gov... More >>

• Frank Bonanno ready to unveil Bones

  published Dec 29, 2008

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• Tocabe liquor license hearing today

  published Dec 29, 2008

  Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery has been open less than two weeks, but the sleek restaurant at 5356 East 44th Avenue has already gained a loyal following with its native American twist on fas... More >>

• The Nines behind the eight-ball

  published Dec 23, 2008

  The Nines -- the new hotel that Sage Hospitality opened in Portland, Oregon this fall -- is taking a beating on shamelessrestaurants.com for the general suckiness of its restaurant, which already... More >>

• Who should replace Salazar in the Senate? Go straight to the Hart.

  published December 25, 2008

  The names have been spinning through cyberspace since the first rumor that Ken Salazar might be headed to Barack Obama's cabinet, leaving a... More >>

• The List: Vive la France!

  published Dec 23, 2008

    This has been a tough year for French restaurants. French 250, which Jason Sheehan raved about when he reviewed it last spring; closed abruptly this fall after just a year in business -- ... More >>

• A record-breaking Denver Restaurant Week

  published Dec 23, 2008

  Close to 200 restaurants have signed up for the next Denver Restaurant Week, slated for February 21-27, 2009. The first year, Denver Restaurant Week comprised 84 restaurants; in 2008, 174 restaurants ... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Sorry, wrong number

  published Dec 23, 2008

  "You're a hard lady to get a hold of," the caller said. "I've been trying to find out why you let your Rocky Mountain News subscription expire." I stared at the receiver. Um, it seems that the future... More >>

• Tsedesutyun, Armenian Grill

  published Dec 22, 2008

  The Amernian Grill is no more. Its former home at 7800 West Jewell Avenue in Lakewood is now home to Cherry's Steakhouse, open from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, call 303-... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Building -- and budgeting -- for the future

  published Dec 22, 2008

  The holidays push most action off the public calendar this week. Tonight at 5:30 p.m., Denver City Council will start the process of stuffing someone's stocking with coal: Over the next few week... More >>

• Colorado restaurants should be cooking in 2009

  published Dec 22, 2008

  Misery loves company, and if the National Restaurant Association's annual forecast -- released on Friday, December 19 -- is correct, Coloradans will still be getting out of the house and into res... More >>

• A sneak peek at Root Down

  published Dec 19, 2008

  Root Down, Justin Cucci's stylish new restaurant at 1600 West 33rd Avenue, officially opens for dinner tonight, To whet your appetite, we're serving up a sneak peek at the menu.... More >>