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Patricia Calhoun

Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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Every Opening and Closing This Week: All Aboard for Reopened Eateries at Union Station

By Patricia CalhounSeptember 6, 2025

Pigtrain Coffee and Milkbox Ice Creamery are back on track after major renovations.

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Raise a Glass to Denver’s Best Dive Bar, Whose Remaining Walls Will Soon Come Tumbling Down

By Patricia CalhounSeptember 4, 2025

In June, a car drove into the Carioca Cafe, aka Bar Bar, sealing its fate.

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Space Case: Donald Trump’s Rocky Relationship With Colorado

By Patricia CalhounSeptember 3, 2025

In pulling Space Command from Colorado Springs, the president blamed this state’s mail-in voting system and “automatically crooked elections.”

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Restaurant Roll Call: All the Openings and Closings in August 2025

By Patricia CalhounSeptember 1, 2025

Noble Riot, Pandemic Donuts and Milk T Boba House all closed on the last weekend of the month.

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Every Opening and Closing This Week: New Locations for Santo, Cherry Cricket, Bao Brewhouse, Aloy Thai, Yum Cha

By Patricia CalhounAugust 30, 2025

Homegrown brands expanded this week, while two watering holes dried up in RiNo.

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Sixteenth Street: The Summer It Turned Pretty

By Patricia CalhounAugust 27, 2025

Even Denver’s mayor uses the popular Prime series to promote the almost completed renovation. But pretty is as pretty does.

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Every Opening and Closing This Week: Pig and Tiger, Rougarou and La Loma DTC Debut

By Patricia CalhounAugust 23, 2025

The La Loma story is as hot as its green chile!

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Vail Settles With Artist Danielle SeeWalker Over Free-Speech Case

By Patricia CalhounAugust 22, 2025

“I was unfairly censored and characterized as anti-Semitic, and that could not be further from the truth.”

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Rougarou Opening Today in Five Points “a Little Bit Swampy, a Little Bit Rock and Roll”

By Patricia CalhounAugust 21, 2025

The creators of the award-winning Yacht Club are opening the next chapter of that story in this historic neighborhood.

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Jacob Bickelhaupt Loses Michelin Star, Could Lose Freedom

By Patricia CalhounAugust 20, 2025

The chef opened Thirteen20 in Denver early this year; it’s now closed, and he’s in a Florida jail for attempted second-degree murder.

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Dominion Voting Systems Gets $67 Million Settlement from Newsmax

By Patricia CalhounAugust 19, 2025

Now President Donald Trump wants to ban mail-in ballots,

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Every Opening and Closing This Week: Saigon Noodle Club Debuts in Edgewater

By Patricia CalhounAugust 16, 2025

The Molecule Effect is closing today in Wash Park, where Broderick opened yesterday.

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Ultreia Comes Clean About Union Station Fountain Folly

By Patricia CalhounAugust 14, 2025

A pair of pranksters turned the Union Station restaurant’s fountain into a bubble bath.

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The Next Chapter: Library Revives One Book One Denver

By Patricia CalhounAugust 9, 2025

After more than a decade, the Denver Public Library has reopened the program with Stay True, by Hua Hsu.

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Every Opening and Closing This Week: While Hornet Flies Off, Tessa Lands in Edgewater

By Patricia CalhounAugust 9, 2025

Two longtime watering holes are drying up this weekend, but there’s a new spot to toast, too.

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Visit Denver, inKind and City Eco Devo Agency Cook Up Plan to Help Restaurants

By Patricia CalhounAugust 5, 2025

“Restaurants are one of the pillars of Denver’s economy and part of our cultural identity.”

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That Stings! After Thirty Years, the Hornet Is Flying Off Broadway

By Patricia CalhounAugust 5, 2025

“If the proverb is indeed true, all good things must come to an end.”

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McNichols and Civic Center Park Set for Redo…but Don’t Unwrap That Present Just Yet

By Patricia CalhounAugust 3, 2025

If Colorado can kill a dreaded birthday bridge, it can keep the heart of its capital city open for a 150th celebration.

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Every Opening and Closing in August (So Far): Goodbye to Sullivan Scrap Kitchen

By Patricia CalhounAugust 2, 2025

The owners have plans…and a baby on the way!

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Restaurant Roll Call: Every Opening and Closing in July

By Patricia CalhounJuly 31, 2025

More than two dozen eateries opened in July, including BearLeek and Denver’s first Teocalli Cocina. And the Bucksnort came back!

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Book It: Time for Colorado to Give Itself a Real Birthday Gift

By Patricia CalhounJuly 29, 2025

Books can build a bridge, too. Why not create a 150th anniversary anthology for the state?

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Teocalli Cocina Serves Up Mexican Cuisine With a Side of History in LoHi

By Patricia CalhounJuly 28, 2025

The space was formerly occupied by the Post, Lola…and the body of Buffalo Bill.

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