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White Owl settles in Globeville

Many years ago, we spent long hours drinking slivovitz -- a plum brandy -- at the century-old bar at the Portulaca Cafe, a little dive at 321 East 45th Avenue in the heart of Globeville. Now we hear that the White Owl is roosting in the old Portulaca space, and is...
By Patricia CalhounDecember 30, 2008
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Many years ago, we spent long hours drinking slivovitz — a plum brandy — at the century-old bar at the Portulaca Cafe, a little dive at 321 East 45th Avenue in the heart of Globeville.

Now we hear that the White Owl is roosting in the old Portulaca space, and is attracting enough of a following to rate a stop during the recent Santacon.

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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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