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

  Calhoun's Columns

More

2012 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Bye-bye, Burnsley....

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Hoping to have one last drink at the Burnsley before the hotel closes in anticipation of turning into apartmentsr You're too late. The doors are already locked, the restaurant and bar dark, and the si... More >>

• Jeff Osaka's twelve wins the numbers game on 12/12/12

  published Dec 13, 2012

  When chef Jeff Osaka opened twelve in November 2008, he wasn't thinking about a day more than four years in the future, the last triple date of this century: 12/12/12. He wasn't thinking about the fut... More >>

• Chimeneas can't be lit in Denver -- unless they're being used as a barbecue

  published Dec 13, 2012

  All those outdoor fireplaces at the big-box stores look like they'd make great holiday gifts -- but not for Denver residents. Because outdoor fires are banned here, unless they're used for cooking. O... More >>

• Reader: Central Bistro is hot, but its HOT sign is not

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Central Bistro & Bar this week, and although she loved many of chef Lance Barto's dishes, she didn't like the giant HOT sign that dominates the decor. Even though it comes with... More >>

• Reader: If people like to see drunk cyclists, Cruisers are made for TV

  published Dec 13, 2012

  The Denver Cruisers were out in force last night, for a "retro ski wear" ride that could be featured on an It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, the pilot for a Travel Channel show hosted by Bert Kreischer. ... More >>

• Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States at ArgusFest tonight

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Jason Bosch won a MasterMind for his work with ArgusFest, showing important movies for trivial prices. Tonight, ArgusFest will be screening two segments of Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the Uni... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Ballet Nouveau Colorado is headed for Five Points -- and Wonderbound

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Ballet Nouveau Colorado was started twenty years ago to fill what the founders perceived as a need for quality ballet training and educational dance programs in Denver's north metro community. But y... More >>

• Ken Salazar approves final fix on Martin Luther King Memorial -- "if" only

  published Dec 12, 2012

  The situation was stupid enough that Ken Salazar probably wanted to punch someone. When the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was unveiled in 2011, eagle-eyed wordsmiths quickly pointed out that one of ... More >>

• Cinnful & Sweet: Win a pair of VIP tickets to Tuaca Cinnaster party in Denver tonight

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Are you feeling naughty or nice this holiday seasonr The answer could be a combo of both, if you attend the Cinnful & Sweet Party tonight, December 12, at the Dive Inn, 1380 South Broadway, where Cinn... More >>

• Reader: If Frasca is a "neighborhood" restaurant, the term is obsolete

  published Dec 12, 2012

  What defines a neighborhood restaurant these daysr That's what Gretchen Kurtz asked yesterday, after eating several meals at Central Bistro & Bar for this week's review (which will be posted here late... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Denver's City Council has $30 million extra to spend: Do the math with Backseat Budgeter

  published Dec 11, 2012

  The Backseat Budgeter, our Best of Denver 2011 winner for Best Way to Understand the Budget, is back -- and just in time. Mayor Michael Hancock's push for the passage of 2A last month -- a deBrucing t... More >>

• Reader: Will Bar Rescue change Zanzibar namer It reminds me of that Tenacious D song

  published Dec 11, 2012

  Tonight the new look of Zanzibar Billiards will be unveiled on Spike TV's Bar Rescue. For the past four days, Jon Taffer and crew have been at Zanzibar, studying the spot and then executing a major up... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Michael Bennet's role in Colorado Compact on immigration caps senator's big week

  published Dec 10, 2012

  When John Hickenlooper addressed the Democratic National Convention in early September, he emphasized how Coloradans could overcome party differences to collaborate -- unlike Congress. And Coloradans ... More >>

• Reader: Please don't dumb down Boulder's Pizzeria Locale concept for Denver

  published Dec 10, 2012

  After searching for the right spot for a year, Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson, the founders of Frasca Food and Wine, Pizzeria Locale and Caffe, all in Boulder, have found the space wher... More >>

• Reader: There's nothing "strange" about nudism

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Websites are not the only way to get news about Denver. We love learning about this city by reading the fliers posted on billboards and light posts around town -- fliers that usually hype band gigs, a... More >>

• Open Media Foundation celebrates Independent Voices with party tonight

  published Dec 07, 2012

  With all the bad news about media layoffs, here's a real reason to celebrate: Tonight, the Open Media Foundation will celebrate six years of independent voices on Denver Open Media -- which not only r... More >>

• Reader: To follow in Craig Claiborne's footsteps, Gretchen Kurtz needs to get out of Cheesy Creek

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Would legendary New York Times critic Craig Claiborne have approved of Gretchen Kurtz reviewing So Perfect Eatsr "If the granddaddy of restaurant criticism didn't think restaurants had to have tablec... More >>

• Reader: Denver is not your grandfather's Denver anymore

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Bree Davies is a native, one who loves Denver with a passion -- and is understandably protective of this city. And so this week she offer this advice "from a Colorado native to a transplant: Your alti... More >>

• Instead of Walmart, CU site could be getting King Soopers, Larkburger, Mad Greens...and a Tavernr

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Back when Fuqua Development was still touting Walmart as the major tenant in the project planned for the old University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Jeff ... More >>

• Unit E survives liquor bust and will be open, but dry, on Denver's First Friday

  published Dec 06, 2012

  The folks behind Unit E, the art space at 1201 Santa Fe Drive that won our Best DIY Gallery in the Best of Denver 2012, are used to big parties on First Friday. But on November 2, they got more action... More >>

• King Soopers plan at 9th and Colorado: Will it calm critics of Walmart at today's meetingr

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Last week, the mayor's office confirmed that Fuqua Development and its capital partner, the Lionstone Group, were negotiating with King Soopers regarding the anchor retail spot in a revised developmen... More >>

• Reader: I was never a good cook, until I discovered cooking shows

  published Dec 06, 2012

  "Food programming has come a long way since Julia Child cooked her way into our hearts," Gretchen Kurtz wrote earlier this week. "For all her affability, Child was trying to do one thing: demystify fi... More >>

• Reader: Daisy de le Hoya stood out in a slew of sluts on Rock of Love

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Michael Roberts just offered up ten Colorado-connected hotties, ingenues and reality-TV stars -- everyone from Jessica Biel to Pam Grier. And while one reader thinks that "'reality' and 'star' should ... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Marijuana tourism should bring Colorado a pot of cash, says travel guru Arthur Frommer

  published Dec 05, 2012

  Travel guru Arthur Frommer predicts big 2013 tourism gains for six disparate destinations: Miami Beach, Dubai, India and Lima, Peru, plus Seattle and Denver. Why are the last two so hotr Pot, of cou... More >>

• Reader: Brendan's should preserve the original Club 404 Lounge sign

  published Dec 05, 2012

  Last week the founders of Denver Cruisers revealed that they were out of Denver Wheel Club, the bar that opened last February in the former home of Club 404, the bar that Jerry Feld owned for sixty ye... More >>