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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2013 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Strings will close on April 30

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Our first clue that something was up at Strings came when we heard that many long-time employees had left the restaurant that the late Noel Cunningham had founded in 1986. Our second clue was when th... More >>

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  Denver Boone, University of Denver's unofficial mascot, soon to be banishedr

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Is the University of Denver's hunt for a new mascot turning into a Boone-doggler That's what some alumni are wondering after attending a Thursday focus group, part of a campus-wide process to calm con... More >>

• Reader: Five Star Burgers looks lame, but now I can't wait to try it

  published Apr 05, 2013

  While Gretchen Kurtz was eating a $13 burger at Tom's Urban 24, Jenn Wohletz dropped by a link in the tiny Five Star Burgers chain. "The green chile cheeseburger was an exercise in Southwestern excess... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating French fries loaded with green chile...and baconr

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Mmmm, bacon. And hot, pickled jalapenos. And almost-as-hot green chile, and cheese, all melted over a mound of French fries. This not-so-simple side provided more than enough lunch -- and heartburn --... More >>

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  Photos: Top ten things that make Colorado Colorado

  published Apr 04, 2013

  What makes Colorado Colorador That's what "Making Colorado," the state's new branding mission announced yesterday, wants to determine -- and it's set up a website where you can offer your own suggesti... More >>

• No free munch: Blue Bonnet, the readers' choice, does charge for chips and salsa

  published Apr 04, 2013

  The Food & Drink section of the Best of Denver 2013 contained more than a hundred categories (with a dozen more food-related awards in Shopping & Services); many of those also featured Readers' choice... More >>

• Reader: Prince Harry should drink craft beer and smoke a joint at Red Rocks

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Prince Harry is coming to Colorado in May, and Jenn Wohletz has several suggestions for what his Royal Hineyness should do while he's in this state. So do our readers, and their ideas are a hit list o... More >>

• Reader: $13 for a friggin' cheeseburgerr

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Since Tom Ryan founded Smashburger, it's no surprise that his namesake Tom's Urban 24serves a good burger. "Made with eight ounces of ground Angus, the patty isn't smashed to order, as it is at Ryan's... More >>

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  Denver takes on Portland in the 2013 Cycling City Showdown

  published Apr 03, 2013

  It's coming down to the wire. Everyone knows that Denver beats Portland when it comes to beer and weather -- but how do the two rate as bike citiesr REI recently rolled out its 2013 Cycling City Show... More >>

• Two schools examine John Evans's history

  published April 4, 2013

  Boone is not the only image problem the University of Denver faces. Before John Evans was named the territorial governor of Colorado, he lived... More >>

• Reader: Don't remember the Alamo for Best of Denver award

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Alamo Drafthouse made a big splash when it opened last month in Littleton. Fans of the Texas chain's other locations, we even gave it a Best of Denver Award for Best Movie Theater -- Food/Drink, one o... More >>

• Reader: If drinkers toast the camera, you're not in a dive bar

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Denver's great dive bars are disappearing -- but there are still many worthy of celebration, including Bar Bar (Carioca Cafe), which just won Best Dive Bar in the Best of Denver 2013. And there was st... More >>

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  Denver Boone is dead. Long live Denver Boone!

  published April 4, 2013

  The University of Denver was founded in 1864, only five years after Denver got its start and the same year a flood threatened to wipe the tiny... More >>

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  What makes Colorado Colorador New state branding effort wants to know

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Endless vistas of the mountains and plainsr Endless pours of craft beersr Endless protests about gun-control lawsr What makes Colorado Colorador That's what the state plans to find out with Making Col... More >>

• Reader: It wasn't cute to vandalize the Big Blue Bear

  published Apr 02, 2013

  One of Denver's most beloved pieces of public art, "I See What You Mean," better known as the Big Blue Bear, got hit by a big smear of green paint over the weekend. There have been other pranks invol... More >>

• Euclid Hall dishes up vegetarian options for Best of Denver reader

  published Apr 02, 2013

  While some people puzzle over the readers' pick for Best Fried Chicken, Leah wants to know the specific dish readers voted for when they awarded Euclid Hall the prize for Best Vegetarian Dish in a Non... More >>

• Reader: Best Fried Chicken at White Fence Farmr That won't fly!

  published Apr 02, 2013

  There's been the usual squawking over the Best of Denver -- complaints about the editorial picks in various categories, and much louder complaints over many of the readers' choices. And, of course, th... More >>

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  Boycott Colorado: Hunters take aim at Colorado tourism over gun-control bills

  published Apr 01, 2013

  The rumblings of a boycott started even before Governor John Hickenlooper signed three gun-control measures ten days ago, and they're only going to get louder with President Barack Obama coming to Col... More >>

• Reader: Best of Denver Readers' Poll winners are ridiculous

  published Apr 01, 2013

  We just published our thirtieth Best of Edition, with more than a hundred editorial picks in the Food & Drink section, many of them accompanied by Readers' choices. And the readers have once again sho... More >>

• Reader: I can make better green chile than Boone's on the hood of my car

  published Mar 29, 2013

  The Best of Denver 2013 is out, with more than a hundred categories in our Food & Drink section. One of the most hotly contested categories is always Best Green Chile. This year, the readers voted for... More >>

• Reader: Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria will help Park Meadows

  published Mar 28, 2013

  Grand Lux Cafe closed in Park Meadows last week. According to the Park Meadows website, the mall (inside or out) still has Brio Tuscan Grille, California Pizza Kitchen, Champps, Cru - a Wine Bar, Earl... More >>

• Stanley Film Festival kickoff party (and volunteer bait) tonight

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Be afraid. Be very afraid. The inaugural Stanley Film Festival, which will run May 2 through May 5 this year in Estes Park, is holding an open house for fright-film fans and potential volunteers tonig... More >>

• DStill will celebrate Colorado's liquid assets

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Craft beers are not Colorado's only liquid assets. This state's craft-spirit industry is booming, too. Two years ago, when the Colorado Bartenders Guild, the Colorado Distillers Guild, Westword and th... More >>

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  Sand Creek Massacre and John Chivington's explosive actions 151 years after Glorieta Pass

  published Mar 27, 2013

  The explosions outside the State Capitol yesterday startled people from downtown to Capitol Hill. But unlike so many other explosions today, these were planned. Artillery blasts marked the 151st anniv... More >>

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  Thirty years in, these Best of Denver winners are still the best in town

  published March 28, 2013

  This is our thirtieth Best of Denver edition. Over the years, we've given at least 15,000 awards. Some of the categories — Best Mobile... More >>