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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2010 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Gypsy House the site of some true breaking news

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Lori Midson's post on the Yelp review of Lou's -- written more than a month before Lou's scheduled opening -- prompted this comment from frequent critic Carly: Westword's Cafe Society is on the cutti... More >>

• Restaurant roll call for November

  published Dec 01, 2010

  There were many changes in the Denver dining scene last month, with two homegrown chains adding outlets, a couple of national chains entering the market -- and some definite one-of-a-kind restaurants ... More >>

• Nativity scene protests a Denver holiday tradition: Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

  published Dec 01, 2010

  The riot of shepherds and reindeer and snowmen and candy canes and an oddly large cow, not to mention Jesus, Mary and Joseph, appears on the steps of the City & County Building every November, and pro... More >>

• Dixons Downtown Grill doling out comforting dinner deals

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Aaron Youngblood, exec chef at Dixons Downtown Grill (read his recent Chef and Tell interview here), is cooking up a series of $9.99 comfort-food specials at the restaurant at 1610 16th Street. Last... More >>

• Stir Cooking School still waiting to get cooking

  published Nov 30, 2010

  By now, Kate Hume thought she'd really be cooking at Stir, the recreational cooking school tucked into a storefront at 3215 Zuni Street. But then a city inspector didn't show the day before Thanksgivi... More >>

• CLEAR returns to Denver International Airport, backed by ex-cabinet official Michael Chertoff

  published Nov 30, 2010

  CLEAR is back in business at Denver International Airport, helping ease travelers through the trauma of those invasive security procedures for just $179 a year. And who -- besides the prudy-pants tra... More >>

• Hog Wild BBQ closes its Denver outpost

  published Nov 29, 2010

  If you go hog wild for Hog Wild BBQ, you're going to need to drive to Fort Collins to get your fix. The shop, at 2103 South Broadway, has closed -- a victim of the City of Denver's plan to widen Evan... More >>

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  Gray's Coors Tavern serves up a post-Thanksgiving Christmas slopper

  published Nov 29, 2010

  The traffic jam on northbound I-25 started south of Pueblo. There was only one logical course of action: to brake for a slopper at Gray's Coors Tavern, at 515 West Fourth in Pueblo. This bar has had ... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Steve

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified disaster (perhaps people are too embarrassed to admit they recognize it) to delicious, pre-Thanksgiving t... More >>

• Tom Tancredo not part of Republican Study Committee immigration summit at the Capitolr

  published Nov 29, 2010

  The Republican Study Committee of Colorado will hold a summit on illegal immigration at the Capitol today, with an agenda packed with heavyweight speakers and issues (violence, "competitive challenges... More >>

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  Ototo Food and Wine Bar opening today

  published Nov 26, 2010

  After a few days of preview parties and events, Ototo Food and Wine Bar will be opening for dinner at 4:30 p.m. today, with lunch joining the lineup on December 13. The former Den Deli space at 1501 ... More >>

• Phil Anschutz stays silent through a Forbes feature -- but it says plenty, anyway

  published Nov 26, 2010

  Phil Anschutz, labeled "one of the most secretive moguls in America" by Forbes, nevertheless was the focus of a major profile in the business magazine recently -- even if the author never got to inter... More >>

• Thanksgiving dinner on the run: We brake for turkey jerky

  published Nov 26, 2010

  Procrastinating travelers who had no time to shop for supplies on their way to grandmother's house for Thanksgiving dinner were in luck if they were driving Interstate 10 through southeastern Arizona.... More >>

• Ken Salazar gets roasted by Michelle Malkin as a political turkey

  published Nov 26, 2010

  When Michelle Malkin moved to Colorado, Ken Salazar still represented this state in the U.S. Senate. But then Salazar left what would have been a safe seat (judging from Michael Bennet's victory over ... More >>

• Tom Tancredo will sub for Gustavo Arellano for an upcoming "Ask a Mexican" column -- really

  published Nov 24, 2010

  It was just a week ago that former congressman and presidential/gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo and "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano debated immigration in front of a packed house in De... More >>

• Border lines: Tom Tancredo and Gustavo Arellano, opponents on immigration and allies on legalization

  published November 25, 2010

  Tom Tancredo suddenly found himself with a lot of free time earlier this month. When the five-term Colorado congressman ran for president of... More >>

• Is the Mexican hamburger America's Greatest Mexican Mealr

  published Nov 23, 2010

  Gustavo Arellano, the author of Ask a Mexican, is an expert on many topics -- including the evolution of Mexican restaurants in this country. And before his recent visit to Denver, he'd never before e... More >>

• Leo Goto's Riverfront restaurant has dried up

  published Nov 23, 2010

  After just six months, Leo Goto has closed his Riverfront restaurant and event facility. Goto had taken over the 12,000-square-foot, former Riverfront Events Center at 2852 West Bowles Avenue in Littl... More >>

• TSA junk-touching wardrobe guide: DIA security calls out the fashion police

  published Nov 23, 2010

  For this year's Thanksgiving travels, I will not need to carefully plan my wardrobe. I will not need to leave my sequined skirt in the closet, stash my underwire bra in my suitcase, wear a decent T-sh... More >>

• Phony inspection scam out to shake down Colorado restaurants

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Bad enough when the real health inspector drops by a restaurant -- but a phony inspectorr That's enough to get your temperature rising far above what's considered safe for the storage of food. Over t... More >>

• Kristen Stillman, victimized by a rapist and the system, can finally make plans for the future

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Kristen Stillman, whose story Westword first told back in the September article "Kristen Stillman puts her family first: That's why she's letting her four kids go," was sitting with her twin brother W... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Jane D

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, including everything from a lucious piece of chocolate cake to rotisserie chcken at Cherry Creek Grill to this green curry. For correctly ... More >>

• Is Toby Keith's I Love This Bar finally openr Bingo!

  published Nov 19, 2010

  After numerous delays, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill finally opened this week. But before you scoot your boots over to the Shops at Northfield Stapleton to check out this giant country club, p... More >>

• Walter Bond puts his neck out for vegans

  published Nov 19, 2010

  Going one better than wearing his heart on his animal-product-free sleeve, Walter Bond, the activist who yesterday pleaded guilty to torching the Sheepskin Factory on Colorado Boulevard this spring, r... More >>

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  Kevin Burke v. Denver Magazine, with a twist

  published Nov 19, 2010

  As a mixologist, Kevin Burke knows how to pour it on. And yesterday, he was all contrition in his apology to Denver Magazine, the publication that had repeated a bunch of whoppers that Burke, a finali... More >>