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

• Corey Donahue has kept Denver occupied this fall -- making him a natural Westword cover boy

  published Dec 09, 2011

  I first met Corey Donahue in June at Casselman's, where I attempted to moderate a debate on the legalization of marijuana. He argued, interrupted, lit up a joint on stage. And he was not the worst-beh... More >>

• Reader: Here, kitty kitty -- Hello Kitty comes to the 16th Street Mall

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Hello Kitty has come to the 16th Street Mall, attracting plenty of fans to the new Lollipop Gift store in the 16th Street Mall. Says Brittany: OMG i really want to go there so badly but THANK GOD my ... More >>

• Readers: Could an over-glorified prep cook make gnocchi this goodr

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Denver chefs can be amazingly supportive of each other. Witness the comment that Matt Selby (Steuben's, Vesta Dipping Grill) posted after the first installment of the Chef and Tell interview with Anna... More >>

• Kristen Stillman can't sue Colorado, but judge finds a loophole in Chandler Grafner case

  published Dec 08, 2011

  When people hear Kristen Stillman's story -- how her mother left eight-year-old Kristen and her twin brother, Will, at a house where they suffered horrific abuse for a decade, with Kristen giving birt... More >>

• Reader: Juliet Wittman gave John Moore the consideration he gave so many others

  published Dec 08, 2011

  When John Moore took the buy-out from the Denver Post, he left a gaping void in the Denver theater scene -- a void that will be tough to fill, if it can be filled at all. Longtime Westword theater cri... More >>

• Club 404 announces last call

  published Dec 07, 2011

  For over sixty years, Club 404 has been a landmark on Broadway. But owner Jerry Feld -- who bought the place before he was legally old enough to have a liquor license -- has issued last call for the l... More >>

• That's the way the "Crummy Cookie Bandits" crumble

  published Dec 07, 2011

  The Denver Police Department has arrested two men suspected of several robberies in the metro area who'd been dubbed the "Crummy Cookie Bandits." Nineteen-year-old Rodney Mitchell and 33-year-old Dart... More >>

• Feed CASA by eating at Las Delicias II today

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Since it first opened at 19th and Pennsylvania more than three decades ago, Las Delicias has become one of Denver's most successful homegrown chains. And today from 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., the outlet at 7610... More >>

• Could a Sunflower Market create an oasis in the food desert of East Colfaxr

  published Dec 07, 2011

  After more than a year of study, the Denver Food Action Task Force delivered a report to a city council committee yesterday detailing what can be done to put gardens of eating in the city's current fo... More >>

• "Mustang:" Is DIA's devil horse the ugliest public art in the worldr

  published Dec 07, 2011

  "Mustang" is ready for its close-up -- but don't get too close to the genital area of Luis Jimenez's giant horse, as The Colbert Report did in its hilarious piece on all the phallic symbolism at Denve... More >>

• Reader: Baking bread takes as much talent as making a perfect sauce

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Many chefs are sour on baking, but enough sour beer convinced Patrick Langlois to come up with a gingerbread cookie recipe that worked perfectly with Crooked Stave Wild Wild Brett Orange. That no-ba... More >>

• Reader: I adored being treated like an idiot by a spoiled wife with hubby's credit card

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Bree Davies loves her job at the Shirt Folding Store, where she's worked off and on since 2006. But she does not love asshole customers who treat her like she's an idiot. And in this post, she highl... More >>

• Dancer Michelle Ellsworth wins a $50,000 USA Fellowship prize

  published Dec 06, 2011

  The sixth annual round of the USA Fellowship grants -- fifty awards of $50,000 each -- were announced last night in Los Angeles, and exactly one went to a Colorado artist: Michelle Ellsworth of Boulde... More >>

• Aurora wins another powerlifting trophy in redistricting fight

  published Dec 06, 2011

  The world's powerlifting championship is coming to Aurora next year. But this once scrawny suburb has been doing plenty of powerlifting of its own this year, muscling in on the turf of its big brother... More >>

• Readers: Squawking about the Squeaky Bean

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Love it or hate it, there's no shortage of opinions about the Squeaky Bean. And yesterday, when the announcement came down that the restaurant had found a new home in LoDo -- in a renovated warehouse ... More >>

• Reader: Red Ball Fashion Show paints the town red!

  published Dec 06, 2011

  The Red Ball Fashion Show filled the Exdo Event Center with good times and great fashions on Sunday night -- and all for an excellent cause, the Colorado Aids Project. CPagano was there: The Red Ball... More >>

• Generous Servings and Apres Dessert Bar have left the building

  published Dec 05, 2011

  No sooner had we posted the Restaurant roll call for November, recapping the restaurants that had opened (many of them) and closed (very few) last month, than we got news of another spot that had clos... More >>

• People's Fair now accepting applications

  published Dec 05, 2011

  If you've always wanted to be part of the Capitol Hill People's Fair, this is your chance. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is now taking applications for the 41st incarnation of this popular annual ... More >>

• The clock is ticking for listings in our New Year's Eve Guide

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Restaurateurs: The clock is ticking on the deadline for listings in our New Year's Eve Guide. If you have a special meal/party/event slated for December 31, please send us the details ASAP. Our New ... More >>

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

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Cafe Society served up four Guess where contests last week, ranging from a Bloody Mary during the Bronco game at Sam's No. 3 to a plate of charcuterie from Cafe Brazil to the buffalo carpaccio above... More >>

• Readers: Write about fireplaces without proper photos, and you could get burned!

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Brrr! As the temperature plummeted last week, Laura Shunk quickly pulled together a warming list of "Denver's five best restaurant fireplaces", including the one at Barolo Grill (above). But because ... More >>

• Reader: Lonnie Hanzon remains a bright light on the local arts scene

  published Dec 05, 2011

  While the rest of the metro area is now all aglow for the holidays, the situation is still lights out for a beloved institution: Earlier this year, the Museum of Outdoor Arts pulled the plug on Hudson... More >>

• Occupy Denver: David Lane will pitch his tent in court today

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Honk if you're interested in what will happen in court today when David Lane pushes for an injunction against enforcement of ordinances he feels restrict Occupy Denver's free speech rights. Lane charg... More >>

• Marlowe's donates 10 percent of tabs to Denver Voice tonight

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Warm up for Denver Gives on December 6 by doing some good today: From 5 to 10 p.m. tonight, Marlowe's will donate 10 percent of all dinner sales to the Denver Voice, the paper that not only covers the... More >>

• Reader: Noel Cunningham made Denver a better place

  published Dec 03, 2011

  The sad news that Noel Cunningham has passed away continues to reverberate not just through the Denver restaurant scene, but around the world, where Cunningham worked so passionately to help those in ... More >>