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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.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts Announces 2017 Award Winners

By Patricia CalhounMarch 16, 2017

At the thirtieth annual Colorado Business Committee for the Arts awards luncheon — yet another sold-out event, which filled the Seawell Ballroom with over 700 arts enthusiasts on March 15 — the CBCA honored arts organizations, companies and individuals. And also hosted an array of acts that showed just how wide-ranging this state’s cultural scene can be: At how many business luncheons can you have your photo taken with a polar bear or a viking? Or Mayor Michael Hancock, for that matter.

A Purrfect Match: Itchy-O Will Perform at Meow Wolf on March 25

By Patricia CalhounMarch 13, 2017

Meow Wolf could soon be howling in Denver: The Santa Fe sensation has been exploring expansion to a number of cities, including Las Vegas, Austin and the Mile High City. But long before Meow Wolf puts its paws down here permanently, Denver will be sending one of its most beloved acts there: Avant-ritualists Itchy-O will offer a special, one-night-only performance at Meow Wolf on Saturday, March 25.

The Thunderbird Comes Full Circle, From Bar to Birth and Back

By Patricia CalhounFebruary 21, 2017

Jesse Morreale knew that the Thunderbird Imperial Lounge, the new place he opened in December at 3759 Lipan Street, had very old roots. When Larimer Associates purchased the property in 2012, it had been home to Longo’s Subway Tavern for more than fifty years. But the building dates back much further than that, and a birthday dinner this past weekend brought the place full circle.

Colorado Restaurant Association Alerts Members to Day Without Immigrants

By Patricia CalhounFebruary 15, 2017

Cities across the country are preparing for A Day Without Immigrants, a grassroots action set for Thursday, February 16, which calls for members of immigrant communities – primarily Latino, but definitely not limited to that – to walk out of work to protest the anti-immigration policies of the Trump administration. The Colorado Restaurant Association just sent a letter to its members alerting them to possible walkouts.

A Dive Into the Casa Bonita Experience Reveals Empty Tropical Pool

By Patricia CalhounFebruary 7, 2017

Casa Bonita is a true Colorado classic, a forty-plus-year-old eatertainment complex that bills itself as “the world’s most exciting restaurant” and has been immortalized on South Park as the “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants.” Despite its international notoriety, though, some Coloradans have never been to the place – a shocking lapse that we were determined to remedy.