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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2011 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Linda Torrez is headed to prison for abusing Kristen Stillman

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Kristen Stillman had been on the witness stand for two days -- talking about how her mother had dropped Kristen and her twin brother, Will, off at a house in northwest Denver when they were eight, and... More >>

• Reader: Does Tim Tebow retablo exploit faith for profitr

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Yes, the town seems ready to canonize Tim Tebow -- but is it too early to dedicate a santera to the Broncos quarterbackr Artist Catherine Robles Shaw makes retablos, plaques depicting the saints that... More >>

• Five Star Burgers coming to Sixth and Broadway

  published Dec 15, 2011

  The space at 555 Broadway that was vacated by Kokoro in October won't be empty for long. Five Star Burgers, a New Mexico-based mini-chain that already has a store at 2330 East Arapahoe Road in Centenn... More >>

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  Charlie Papazian and Pete Meersman to be inducted into the Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Visit Denver just announced the people who will be inducted into the Tourism Hall of Fame at the thirteenth annual celebration set for March 14, 2012, and the list includes two key people from the Col... More >>

• Photos: Last night's last call at Club 404

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Were you there last night when Club 404 issued last call under the ownership of the Feld familyr If you can't remember, take a look at our slide show -- it might help you remember. And there is plen... More >>

• Ricketson Theatre: The best seat in the house could be yours

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Looking for a quick -- if pricy -- gift for theater loversr You can name a seat after them in the Ricketson Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The price is $1,000 per seat, but this is a ... More >>

• Reader: Wild Catch should be renamed Wild Hunt...or is that Wild Rider

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Wild Catch reopened last night -- several weeks after partner/chef Justin Brunson walked out and most of the staff followed him -- with Mandi and Tony Clement rolling out a meaty menu that's a major d... More >>

• Union Station: All aboard for a final vote on which proposal will redevelop the facility

  published Dec 15, 2011

  In the 1860s, the town fathers of baby Denver realized the city would never grow without the railroads -- but the transcontinental route was moving full-steam ahead through Wyoming. So Denver boosters... More >>

• Reader: The yuks stopped here, at the Squire

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Greg Baumhauer hosted his last open-mic comedy night at the Squire on Tuesday, leaving behind lots of memories -- some good, some bad. First the good, from Veronica: I feel sick that I missed Squire'... More >>

• LoHi decks the halls...and doubles the number of restaurants in the area

  published Dec 14, 2011

  The businesses of Lower Highland have been decking the halls -- or at least their doors -- for the holiday season, and the Laughing Latte, the coffee shop at 2001 West 32nd Avenue, just took top prize... More >>

• Dreams & Directions showcases poetry by DPS elementary school students

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Dreams & Directions, the fourth annual anthology of poetry written by Denver Public Schools elementary school students, will be released at a celebration from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the Tattered C... More >>

• Reader: Just because a trend isn't big in Denver doesn't mean it hasn't hit...somewhere

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Last week the Huffington Post served up a food trend list -- which Jenn Wohletz thought was one of the worst food trend lists ever, confessing that she was "Bugged by the Huffington Post's '11 Biggest... More >>

• Visit Denver fills your bucket list with lots of beer...and more suds at Smiley's

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Good news! The world is not going to end on December 21, 2012. That's the word from Dawn Engle, co-producer of 2012: The True Mayan Prophecy, which airs tonight on Colorado Public Television. But just... More >>

• Reader: Is the Grinch the 1 percent stealing Christmas from Occupy Denverr

  published Dec 14, 2011

  In "Occupy Christmas: What protesters could learn from the true meaning of the holidays," Jef Otte explained how the Grinch was about to steal Christmas from the 99 percent -- unless they had secured ... More >>

• Reader: What drinking establishment is serving holiday cocktails and atmospherer

  published Dec 13, 2011

  It's not yet December 25, but Cafe Society would like to play Santa early, stuffing a reader's stocking with suggestions for where he and his friends can enjoy holiday atmosphere -- and beverages. H... More >>

• Alfie gives Boulder something to crow about

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Denver has Sun Spot, a giant dog sculpture created out of dog tags outside the new municipal animal shelter. Now Boulder has Alfie, a huge rooster made out of more than 3,000 pieces of old farm equipm... More >>

• Frontier Airlines magazine is heading off into the wild blue yonder

  published Dec 13, 2011

  What's next for Frontier Airlinesr Charging to use the bathroomsr Selling off the mascot animals to a circusr The latest cost-cutting move for the onetime hometown airline is the end of its in-flight ... More >>

• Reader: Is Denver a better beer city than Boulderr Forget the numbers -- what about the beerr

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Denver has always been a center of the beer-making world -- but until recently, you could have argued that Boulder was a better craft-beer town. But after counting up the number of craft brewers comin... More >>

• Reader: Stoked to see Kevin Pearce get back on board

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Two years after a traumatic brain injury knocked him out of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kevin Pearce is back on board -- and will be riding one in Breckenridge today, before he moves behind the mike for... More >>

• Christmas Tea at the Byers-Evans House Museum

  published Dec 12, 2011

  This afternoon's holiday event at the beautiful Byers-Evans House Museum could be just your cup of tea. The Christmas tea that starts at 1:30 p.m. includes a tour of the circa 1883 house that was once... More >>

• Union Station developer to be decided by RTD tomorrow, but LoDo is already aglow

  published Dec 12, 2011

  For decades, the area around Union Station was Denver's heart, the place where many people (myself included, on a train from Chicago) got their first glimpse of the city. But a century after Denver's ... More >>

• Reader: Locanda del Borgo is in a state of reddiness

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Inspired by her visit to Mama Sannino's, Laura Shunk served up a list of Denver's five best neighborhood Italian restaurants. Which inspired fond memories of Fratelli's and Valente's from some readers... More >>

• Reader: Field of Dreams a bad sports movier Is the author an idiotr

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Last Monday Tim Davids offered up "The 50 worst sports movies ever," including Pride of the Yankees and, yes, Field of Dreams. But apparently no bad deed goes unpunished. Writes Tammymarie: Does the... More >>

• Gene Sobczak returns to head the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Gene Sobczak, who was a VP and marketing guru for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra when he left in 2007 to head the Arvada Center, will soon be making beautiful music with the CSO again: The symphony b... More >>

• Reader: All aboard for a Frasca food hall at Union Station!

  published Dec 09, 2011

  The RTD board won't decide which of two competing partnerships will redevelop Union Station until next Tuesday, but the Union Station Neighborhood Co. upped the ante this week by revealing that the ma... More >>