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

• Sand Creek Massacre: Unlike History Colorado, Northwestern is re-examining the tragedy

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Before John Evans moved west in 1862 to become the first territorial governor of Colorado and found the school that grew into the University of Denver (as well as inspire the naming of streets, towns ... More >>

• Pho 96 open for business after hit-and-run

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Federal Boulevard is full of pho restaurants, and one took a hit early yesterday morning when a fight started outside Maxim Lounge around 2 a.m., moving from the venue's parking lot out onto the stree... More >>

• Reader: After her Buffalo Wings piece, Jenn Wohletz should be grounded

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Denver diners love hot wings -- and hate anyone who criticizes their favorites. Yesterday Jenn Wohletz wrote about her trip to the Buffalo Wild Wings outpost at 8255 South Chester Street in Englewood,... More >>

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  TBD Colorado brings the discussion of this state's future home

  published Mar 04, 2013

  As the Colorado Senate begins debating gun bills, the Capitol should be filled with enough opinions today to blow the dome right off. But you can shoot your mouth off on the future of this state witho... More >>

• Cantina Laredo closes its doors at Streets at SouthGlenn

  published Mar 04, 2013

  After two and a half years, Cantina Laredo has folded its umbrellas at the Streets at SouthGlenn, and the location has been wiped off the website of the Texas-based chain, which has restaurants in a d... More >>

• Reader: Make the Best Italian Restaurant competition really stiff -- add the Olive Garden!

  published Mar 04, 2013

  For the first time, we're doing our Best of Denver Readers' Poll voting in two rounds -- and last week, after we closed out the first round, we revealed the leading vote-getters. Some of the results w... More >>

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  Meet the 2013 MasterMinds: Evan and Adam Nix

  published Mar 01, 2013

  On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds -- artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here's our last winner: The Nix brothers got their start as filmmaker... More >>

• Reader: Ready to give breakfast a try at Moontower Tacos

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Later this morning we'll post our Restaurant Roll Call for February, a compendium of all the openings and closings on the Denver dining scene last month. One of those openingsr Moontower Tacos, which... More >>

• Hideaway Kitchen & Bar updates its menu, starts booking acts for amphitheatre

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Yesterday we caught up with Steve Progar, who's moved from Abusci's to the Hideaway Steakhouse, which opened two years ago next month in Westminster. That Hideaway is not to be confused with Hideaway... More >>

• Reader: Patxi's looks like it does Chicago-style pizza right

  published Feb 28, 2013

  When Patzi Azpiroz decided he wanted to introduce authentic deep-dish, Chicago-style pizza in California, he spent two years experimenting with recipes in his San Francisco kitchen. Today there are a ... More >>

• Steve Progar leaves Abrusci's, lands at Hideaway Steakhouse

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Steve Progar posted this note on Facebook earlier today: "After a successful 12 years in partnership at Abrusci's, I've taken on a new challenge at the Hideaway Steakhouse. Great place, great food, gr... More >>

• The Universal: Another Best New Restaurant finalist loses its opening chef

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Last week, we revealed Cafe Society's choices for Denver's Ten Best New Restaurants to open in 2012: Amerigo, Squeaky Bean, The Populist, Central Bistro & Bar, True Food Kitchen, Taita Peruvian Cuisin... More >>

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  Sierra Club labels Jefferson Parkway one of the worst projects in country

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Cabinet members Ken Salazar and Ray LaHood were at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal last week, announcing a deal that adds 1,200 acres to the Rocky Flats wildlife refuge and stretches the Rocky Mountain Gr... More >>

• Reader: Chains may dominate the south suburbs, but we have some great ethnic fare

  published Feb 27, 2013

  For this week's review (which will be published later today), Gretchen Kurtz ventured south to La Polleria, the Peruvian polleria that opened in a strip mall in 2011, bringing authentic ethnic flavor ... More >>

• City, O' City is doing seriously well these days -- and comedy helps

  published Feb 26, 2013

  It's easy being green these days, thanks to City, O' City and WaterCourse Foods, which are already off to a big year. "Business is really good," reports owner Dan Landes. "We're seeing newer and newer... More >>

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  Top six Colorado drinks/liquids Hickenlooper should promote instead of fracking fluid

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Governor John Hickenlooper is just back from the National Governor's Conference in Washington, where he did not talk about drinking fracking fluid, as he had during Senate testimony two weeks ago. Hic... More >>

• Reader: KFC and Popeye's are finalists for best fried chickenr

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Yesterday we revealed the current Food & Drink leaders in our Best of Denver 2013 Readers' Poll. In the Best Fried Chicken category, for example, the top five vote-getters are:Carrie's Place, Steuben'... More >>

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  Meet the 2013 MasterMinds: DJ Cavem

  published Feb 25, 2013

  On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds -- artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here's a look at our first winner: Self-proclaimed "farmer/midwife/DJ... More >>

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  A snowy trip into DIA...and back in time

  published Feb 25, 2013

  JetBlue brought me to Denver last night only a few hours late. But even though we landed at Denver International Airport, with its all-weather runways, I felt transported back to another airport -- th... More >>

• Reader: When I go out to eat, I don't want to eat what someone else has decided is healthy

  published Feb 25, 2013

  For her most recent review, Gretchen Kurtz went to True Food Kitchen -- a restaurant that definitely focuses on good food that's good for you, even if the menu isn't overt about its good intentions. ... More >>

• A second helping of Cafe Society

  published Feb 24, 2013

  Gretchen Kurtz reviewed True Food Kitchen, which opened last fall in Cherry Creek. Lori Midson interviewed Shaun Motoda, chef of TAG|RAW BAR, for Chef and Tell. See also: - True Food Kitchen is good... More >>

• Reader: If you skip Aurora, you're missing out on amazing food

  published Feb 22, 2013

  On Monday, Visit Aurora launched its first online voter's choice poll, Aurora's Eats & Drinks, to pick that city's favorite restaurants. And while voting continues on the poll through March 11, Cafe S... More >>

• Reader: Squeaky Bean, Kitchen Denver don't qualify as "new"

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Last week we posted our list of the Ten Best New Restaurants to open in 2012, and included Squeaky Bean -- which had closed in LoHi in 2011, then opened in LoDo a year later -- and the Kitchen Denver,... More >>

• Meet the 2013 Westword MasterMinds

  published February 21, 2013

  Denver is full of aesthetic adventurers and artists who are changing the cultural landscape. They're one of this city's greatest assets, the... More >>

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  Get ready for the 2013 MasterMinds

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Denver is full of aesthetic adventurers and artists who are changing the cultural landscape. They're among Denver's greatest assets, the reason this city attracted more of the desirable 25-to-34-year-... More >>