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

• 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 >>

• Reader: Entertainment or excellence -- an easy choice at Euclid Hall

  published Feb 20, 2013

  On Monday night, Euclid Hall was featured on Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods. But the food there isn't all that bizarre: Yesterday, Euclid Hall learned that executive chef Jorel Pierce has been named a... More >>

• Euclid Hall: The bull's balls in their court

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Euclid Hall is on a roll. Today the restaurant learned that Jorel Pierce, the executive chef, has been named a James Beard semifinalist in the Rising Star Chef category. And last night, the restauran... More >>

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  Jorel Pierce a semi-finalist for James Beard Rising Star; four more Denver chefs make the cut

  published Feb 19, 2013

  The James Beard Foundation has just released its list -- its long list -- of semi-finalists, and several Denver area restaurants and chefs have made the cut. Jorel Pierce may have gotten bumped from ... More >>

• Ole promises "Italian with a Brazilian kick!" on Broadway

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Ole! The former Luciano's space at 1043 Broadway will not become Pizza Pizza, as was rumored last fall, but Ole, which promises "Italian with a Brazilian kick!" (Which means it's no relation to the Ol... More >>

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  Sand Creek Massacre story has universal importance

  published Feb 19, 2013

  The story of the Sand Creek Massacre is a difficult one to tell -- but also a critical one to tell, and tell right. That's why the Northern Cheyenne are so disappointed with Collision, the History Col... More >>

• Reader: Horse meat argument is the most idiotic thing since your elk vigil piece

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Yesterday Jenn Wohletz weighed in on the European horse-meat "scandal," revealing that not only would she eat horse, she'd eat it again. "It's horse meat, not poison, and if horse meat were sold at gr... More >>

• PeaceJam founders headed to the United Nations for global call to action

  published Feb 18, 2013

  When we last caught up with Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff, the founders of the homegrown PeaceJam, they were on their way to Guatamela, to spend December 21, 2012 -- that important date on the Mayan ... More >>

• Reader: Polyamory can be tricky ground to navigate

  published Feb 18, 2013

  In our current cover story, "Big, Big Love," Jenn Wohletz profiles one big, happy, polyamorous family: Reggie, Eeza Alexander and Cassiday, who all share a home -- and a California king-sized bed -- ... More >>

• Rocky Mountain Greenway announcement today had a rocky buildup

  published Feb 18, 2013

  At 2 p.m. today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Governor John Hickenlooper to make a "major announcement" about the Rocky Mountain Greenway,... More >>

• Reader: Cafe Byblos is pretty darn good -- but the pita is pitiful

  published Feb 18, 2013

  Last week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Cafe Byblos, a new Mediterranean restaurant whose sunny interior and bright flavors transported her to a much warmer place. Over the last few months, Cafe Byblos has ... More >>

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  Silas Soule's letter tells the true story of Sand Creek...but like the massacre, it was misplaced

  published Feb 18, 2013

  With all its fancy production -- a soundtrack with barking dogs, gunfire, screams; misty quotes appearing and disappearing, mysterious red, white and blue lights illuminating artifacts -- the single-m... More >>

• Win a chicken-and-waffle brunch for two from Central Bistro & Bar! (updated with winner)

  published Feb 15, 2013

  Update: Congratulations to whippingcupcakes! You and a guest have won a free chicken-and-waffle brunch. Check your e-mail for details on how to claim your prize. Original post: Do you love chicken an... More >>

• Steam will heat up South Pearl Street in March

  published Feb 15, 2013

  While much of the action on South Pearl Street centers on the 1400 South block -- where Tavern Platt Park will break ground in March, and Izakaya Den will move in May -- there's plenty of activity fou... More >>

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  Toyota settles with Colorado, other states for stuck accelerators -- and stonewalling officials

  published Feb 15, 2013

  The Prius was one of the great automobile success stories of the last decade. Toyota's hybrid took off very fast -- too fast, it turned out, when owners found their accelerators sticking. And now, Col... More >>

• Reader: Unadventurous diners should stay away from local gems

  published Feb 15, 2013

  Is Denver a chain-restaurant townr That's what Joel Klatt declared on talk-radio before the Super Bowl, and that's exactly the image that Mark Antonation hoped to dispel when he invited Klatt to dinne... More >>

• Gaetano's takes another hit

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it...and repeat it. On Sunday, a car crash outside of Gaetano's sent a minivan spinning off West 38th Avenue up to the restaurant's front door, and p... More >>

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  Aurora still reeling from Gaylord development pull-out, but Pueblo's rolling

  published Feb 14, 2013

  This morning the Colorado Economic Development Commission will hear an update on the Regional Tourism Act award made to Aurora last May, two weeks before Gaylord Entertainment pulled the plug on an $8... More >>

• Reader: Why aren't there more freshwater fish on Denver menusr

  published Feb 14, 2013

  As the chef at Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, Jeremy Thomas sees a lot of oysters. The one food he can't live without, though, is crab lebs. "I've loved them ever since I was a little boy eating at Sea... More >>

• Update: Rosa Linda's reopens after electrical problems

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Rosa Linda's reopened today after electrical problems caused the restaurant to close last Friday. Here's the word from Oscar Aquirre on Facebook: Wooohhoo! We are open! The city of Denver and Xcel en... More >>

• Breckenridge-Wynkoop have a concept for South Pearl -- but the name's still a secret

  published Feb 13, 2013

  As we reported last week, Izakaya Den plans to move into its new home at 1477 South Pearl, right next to Sushi Den, by the end of May. That will finally free up the current home of Izakaya Den, at 151... More >>

• Reader: Fat Sully's needs to slice Guy Fieri's name off the menu!

  published Feb 13, 2013

  When Fat Sully's opens its walk-up window on South Broadway tomorrow, one of the pizzas it will be offering will be the "Guy Fieri," after the Diners, Drive-ins and Dives star who stopped by the origi... More >>

• A century and a half later, the wounds of Sand Creek are still fresh

  published February 14, 2013

  Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Beyond the Barrel Man costumes, beyond the zombies that end the... More >>

• Tony Pasquini's changes names of LoHi, 17th Avenue spots to Tony P's

  published Feb 12, 2013

  And now there are three: Tony Pasquini, who opened the first Pasquini's Pizzeria on South Broadway in 1986, when he was barely old enough to have a liquor license but did have the help of his mom, Jud... More >>