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 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published March 5, 2009

  "Double Trouble"

• 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"

• 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

• Michelle Obama was touting mentoring while my father was practicing what she preached

  published Jan 26, 2011

  The president was not the only Obama to make a speech yesterday. Michelle Obama was at the Library of Congress celebrating the tenth anniversary of National Mentoring Month. My father didn't know it w... More >>

• Reader: Illegals are the backbone of the food industry

  published Jan 25, 2011

  A recent immigration-status audit in Minnesota resulted in the Chipotle operations there letting a number of employees go. "Let me be clear, if it were up to us, we would keep all these people," Chris... More >>

• Trader Joe's: Colorado would be more colorful if the store would join IKEA -- but will itr

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Colorado has incredible beauty, a colorful governor, and smart residents (and readers) who would prefer that tourists (especially Texans) stay home and wonder "Why do you need to spend money to advert... More >>

• So pleased to meat you: Our contest winner collects her Tony's Market bundle

  published Jan 25, 2011

  On a visit to the nearby Tony's Market one day, we found a flier for a "meat bundle," and were instantly intrigued by what that might be. So intrigued, in fact, that we decided to throw a little meat-... More >>

• Reader: Hot Thai food, with a beach towel on the side

  published Jan 24, 2011

  It's not easy finding Laotian food in Denver, as Laura Shunk discovered after her recent return from a trip to Southeast Asia. On the hunt, she dropped by Edgewater's US Thai, which has an owner from... More >>

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

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, which ranged from San Francisco, where Lori Midson devoured oysters and Anchor Steam at Hog Island, to Larimer Square, where Nancy Levine te... More >>

• John Hickenlooper puts the colorful back in Colorado on the state's Tourism Day

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Welcome to Colorful Colorado! On today, Colorado Tourism Day, let's revisit some of the greatest hits -- and far greater misses -- of the state's tourism efforts. Currently, the marketing theme at www... More >>

• Reader: Don't listen to your body, Rachel, listen to me!

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Just because you eat gently does not mean that you comment gently. As the discussion continues over the Chef and Tell interview with Rachel Kesley of WaterCourse Foods, the knives are coming out. An... More >>

• Pit bull proponents take a bite out of City Hall today over service-dog ban and more

  published Jan 21, 2011

  City Hall will be going to the dogs today, with pit bull protesters converging on the building at 14th and Bannock streets at 11 a.m. today -- if the protesters can get around all that Big Air scaffol... More >>

• Ocean Prime sails into one of the last empty spots in Larimer Square

  published Jan 20, 2011

  "I'm looking at it across the street," says Joe Vostrejs, COO of Larimer Associates, gazing through his office window at Ocean Prime, the restaurant in the old Z Gallerie space. "They're ready." Not ... More >>

• Reader: Kudos to Rachel Kesley, for creative vegetarian cooking.

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Rachel Kesley of Watercourse Foods is already inspiring plenty of meaty comments, including this joke: Q: What beverage goes best with a vegetarian mealr A... More >>

• Illegal immigration debate at the Capitol could be a real education for John Hickenlooper

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Illegal immigrants took over the State Capitol yesterday -- figuratively speaking, at least -- when Senate Bill 54 was introduced by Senator Kent Lambert. It's essentially a copycat of Arizona's contr... More >>

• Reader: Manwich makes a great Sloppy Joe

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Their hatred of the column blinded a few readers to the fact that Jenn Wohletz took over yesterday's In the Weeds shift from Kyle Garratt. (Yes, many, many writers pay the bills with restaurant jobs.)... More >>

• Hank Brown is out to save the dome on the State Capitol building -- but not as governor

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Hank Brown could have had a big office under the gold dome: Back in the anyone-but-Dan Maes days, the former U.S. senator was urged to make a last-second run for governor. But while Brown was one of ... More >>

• Poem on the Range

  published January 20, 2011

  Liz Masterson is back in the saddle, rounding up a posse of cowboy poets and singers for the 22nd incarnation of the Colorado Cowboy... More >>

• From Samba Room to Ocean Prime: Larimer Square's trickle-down economics

  published Jan 18, 2011

  The big opening on Larimer Square this month will be Ocean Prime, which sets sail on Thursday, after a fundraiser for the Hospice of Denver tomorrow. Ocean Prime is opening right on schedule -- unli... More >>

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  Reader: Denver already has enough spots for creepy old men

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Our report that an upcoming establishment called Sports Orgy is now looking for servers -- or "players," according to the Craigslist ad, who must "have the look and the attitude of the 'sports icon, m... More >>

• Jacob Christenson, age 11, will have a tough time finding a jury of his peers in arson case

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Where there's smoke, there's ire. Parker's Jacob Christenson has been charged with second-degree arson that caused upwards of $195,000 in damages; he'll go on trial in Arapahoe County in February. Bu... More >>

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  Guess where I'm drinkingr

  published Jan 17, 2011

  Taking stock of your drinking options in Januaryr Don't miss this spot, with expansive -- if vague -- hours. Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking... More >>

• ModMarket now open in Denver

  published Jan 17, 2011

  ModMarket, the healthy, fast-casual concept that debuted in late 2009 at 1700 28th Street in Boulder, has now invaded Denver -- a month later than owners Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacamto had origi... More >>

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

  published Jan 17, 2011

  Cafe Society served up just two Guess Where contests last week: scrambled tofu at Domo and this mouth-watering shrimp boil. For keeping her head and correctly identifying the dish as belonging to Re... More >>

• Reader: A glass act at Colt & Gray

  published Jan 17, 2011

  While a few readers poured criticism over Laura Shunk for her recent review of Freshcraft, Mantonat took the discussion a useful step further, pouring out some mouth-watering suggestions for anyone go... More >>

• Martin Luther King Jr. Marade serves history less cliched than MLK menu by DPS last year

  published Jan 17, 2011

  The weather looks promising for this morning's Martin Luther King Jr. Marade -- a march/parade that's the biggest in the nation. But no matter the air temperature, the atmosphere won't be as hot as la... More >>

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  Will gourmet food trucks grind to a stop in 2011r

  published Jan 14, 2011

  If 2010 was the year that gourmet food trucks zoomed into Denver, 2011 will be the year that many get stuck in their tracks. Sean and Denon Moore, who own Cake Crumbs Bakery, put their two Denver Cupc... More >>

• Reader: Whatever its origins, the food at Cafe Brazil is authentically good

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Cafe Brazil serves up some of Denver's favorite dishes -- Brazilian or not -- including Cazuela Colombiana, which is one of our 100 Favorite Dishes. It's a favorite of Ryan, too, who wrote this: Chef... More >>