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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2009 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 01, 2009

  This is a macho order of nachos: a monster mound with beans (black or refried), cheese and veggies layered evenly throughout, and the chips on top heated to an ideal crispiness. Can you guess where I... More >>

• Julie Powell cancels Denver appearance

  published Dec 01, 2009

  Julie Powell, author of Julie & Julia, has cancelled her scheduled December 10 appearance in Denver. But if Anthony Bourdain's recent talk didn't satisfy your need to see culinary stars, Guy Fieri of... More >>

• The glitch that almost stole Christmas

  published December 3, 2009

  This is not energy conservation here, folks, this is a glitch," quipped Mayor John Hickenlooper at last Friday's "Light the Lights" event,... More >>

• A creche course in why the Nativity gets to stay on the steps of Denver's City Hall

  published December 3, 2009

  An inventory of the annual awfulness that appears every holiday season on the steps of the Denver City and County Building (from left to... More >>

• Echo Mountain opens tomorrow

  published Dec 01, 2009

  Taking advantage of two recent storms, Echo Mountain will open tomorrow with an early-season deal that gets you twelve hours of skiing for just $29. And Echo isn't just cheap -- it's close. So close,... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Restaurant Roll Call for November

  published Dec 01, 2009

  RESTAURANTS OPENING IN NOVEMBER Aboba, 5810 West Alameda Avenue Archive Room, 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada Beaver Dam, 7545 East Iliff Avenue Buckin' Harleys, 1451 Cortez Street Cafe Color... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Marijuana fuels the new rush to the Rockies

  published Dec 01, 2009

  One hundred and fifty years after the last rush to the Rockies, when gold was discovered back in 1859, a new rush is on. This time, adventurers are mining medical marijuana -- and business is smoking!... More >>

• Wall Street Journal highlights "Rocky Mountain Haute Cuisine"

  published Nov 30, 2009

  "Truffles and saffron edge out Red Zinger tea and granola in Boulder," reads the start of Raymond Sokolov's piece in the weekend Wall Street Journal. But what "used to be the "hippiest, dippiest town... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Nov 30, 2009

  If the thought of some sweet breakfast offering leaves you feeling flat as a pancake, wake up and smell the chicken-fried steak. And the homemade hash browns and tomato gravy... Can you guess where I... More >>

• Is the Denver Chamber of Commerce getting into the bar businessr

  published Nov 30, 2009

  The Denver Department of Excise and License has received an application to transfer ownership of a liquor license at 1445 Market Street in LoDo. That's the old home of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse -- but i... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Tax marks the pot in December tomorrow

  published Nov 30, 2009

  On December 1, the City of Denver will start collecting city sales tax from every medical marijuana dispensary in the city. "Tax revenue agents will be meeting with all dispensaries, giving them the i... More >>

• Today: Buy Local, eat local, drink local

  published Nov 28, 2009

  The Mile High Business Alliance will kick off its third annual Buy Local Week week at 6 p.m. tonight,at an informal reception with complimentary appetizers, desserts and beverages from Avenue Grill, M... More >>

• Where are you eatingr At a DINR restaurant, if you win this contest

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Anyone who buys a DINR deck is a winner: For $50, you get 52 cards, each offering a $10 discount at a local, independent restaurant. You can buy the decks at any Tattered Cover location or at www.eatd... More >>

• 100 Favorite Dishes: Chile relleno from La Fiesta

  published Nov 27, 2009

  As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com. Number 89: Chile Rel... More >>

• Sugar House expanding into the hotel business

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Looks like Sugar House, at 1395 West Alameda Avenue, is making its long-promised push into the rooms-for-rent business. According to a new post on Craigslist, the place is expanding, and one of the jo... More >>

• SkyBox is open at SouthGlenn, and it's no gastropub

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Originally, Hollywood Theaters was boasting that SkyBox Lounge, the restaurant that's part of the new Southglenn Stadium 14 in Centennial, would be a "gastropub." But now that the place has opened, t... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Top Ten Turkeys for 2009

  published Nov 27, 2009

  There's still a month to go before the year ends -- plenty of time for more people to join the elite flock of fuck-ups for 2009 (and for Josh McDaniels to get back on the list, after his last-second r... More >>

• Meet our medical marijuana reviewers

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Two months ago, we posted a notice that we were looking for a medical marijuana critic, to review the dispensaries that were springing up across Colorado. Hundreds of applications, many international... More >>

• Mellow Mushroom to open at Tabor Center

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Mellow Mushroom outlets are popping up like, well, mushrooms. Another outlet of the Georgia-based pizza chain is slated to open next June in the Tabor Center, joining a line-up that already includes t... More >>

• Give thanks for SAME Cafe

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Before you tuck into your turkey, give thanks for people like Brad and Libby Birkey, who in October 2006 opened SAME Cafe - a pay-what-you-want restaurant at 2023 East Colfax Avenue whose name stands ... More >>

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  Erik Osborn is a free man...for now

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Although an arrest warrant was issued for disgraced developer Erik Osborn last Thursday, he's back on the right side of the law...for now. Turns out that Osborn may not have known he had to appear at... More >>

• Il Posto now serving lunch

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Last month, chef/owner Andrea Frizzi told Jason Sheehan that he'd soon be serving lunch at Il Posto, his excellent Italian restaurant at 2011 East 17th Avenue. And now he's made good on that promise:... More >>

• Wake-Up Call: Calling all Colorado turkeys

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Who's the biggest turkey in Colorador We're accepting all nominations, fair or fowl, for the most unsavory characters in the state this year, and will post our Top Ten Turkeys of 2009 list here first ... More >>

• A Sporting Proposition

  published November 26, 2009

  After you’ve eaten all the turkey and watched all the games and fought with your relatives, Bass Pro Shops gives you reason to be thankful... More >>

• The top ten ways your medical marijuana caregiver can show he really cares

  published November 26, 2009

  You'd think that supplying medical marijuana to someone who needs medical marijuana — and has already had a licensed physician attest to... More >>