J. Patrick Coolican
Columnist
J. Patrick Coolican was born in Connecticut to a large, Irish Catholic family and then studied dead white male authors at the University of Notre Dame. He started his career during the 2000 presidential campaign, writing for a Web site he created with two friends. He's written for The Seattle Times, The Nation, LA Weekly and, since early 2006, for the Sun.
Call J. Patrick at 702-259-8829.
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Story Archive
- The spaces in between Downtown's landmarks—and why they matter so much
- Wednesday, March 14, 2012
- J. Patrick Coolican takes a tour with the experts.
- What makes a CCSD five-star school?
- At Halle Hewetson Elementary, progress is the norm
- Wednesday, March 7, 2012
- "Hewetson wins big points for bringing students from illiteracy to proficiency."
- What to learn from Las Vegas' many mistakes
- Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
- "We can either use our hard times to set up the next period of growth and prosperity, or sit around waiting for the good ol’ days to return."
- The trippy high school reunion of the celebrity impersonator convention
- Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican spends some time with Robert De Niro, Pee-wee Herman and more.
- Deconstructing the good old days on display at the Mob Museum
- Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican examines the "things were better when the Mob ran this town" argument.
- Are less-than-progressive portrayals of women preventing young professional women from moving here?
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican detects an old-boys club in town.
- Is the key to Las Vegas' future bohemianism?
- Richard Florida brings his three Ts to Preview 2012
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- "To have a cubicle army, Florida might say, we must have Foster the People for their earbuds."
- This is not a double entendre
- J. Patrick Coolican takes his first trip to the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
- Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
- A guy is taking a photo of a kink woman in latex who is in turn taking photos of lifelike polymer sex dolls, also in latex.
- With megaresort construction on hold, it’s time for Vegas to spruce up what it already has
- Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
- Although construction of large resorts is on hold, numerous properties are in the middle of big renovation projects.
- Looking for—and finding—dumb stuff at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show
- Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
- "Finally, I can check Facebook in the pool."
- Michael Roberson, State Senator
- 12 to watch in 2012
- Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
- If he can get enough Republicans elected, he could wind up majority leader.
- Sun columnist Patrick Coolican sets out to prove we're a much drunker city than people think
- Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
- The Daily Beast ranks Las Vegas No. 14 of America's drunkest cities. Is this accurately reflective of our city?
- Looking forward to 2012—or not: Predictions, with caveats
- Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican offers a forecast (with provisions) for 2012.
- Metro sets its sights on pimps who currently get off light
- Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
- Metro has changed its focus from prostitutes to pimps.
- Preliminary testing does not point to water as source of marathon infection
- Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
- The burning question: was the water really tainted?
- A single Saturday shows the best—and strangest—of Las Vegas
- Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
- Columnist J. Patrick Coolican hits the Stiletto Dash, a phone bank and Freakshow wrestling.
- A look at the political races everyone will be talking about in 2012
- Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican gives his thoughts on the upcoming political season.
- Vegas real estate porn—the upside of our crappy economy
- Serious dealers await willing buyers
- Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
- J. Patrick Coolican explains how a terrible economy translated to great property values
- HealthE Gambling app fights gaming addiction
- Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
- With online gambling seemingly on the horizon, how about an app that keeps us in check?
- Did the Health District go too far to regulate a farm-to-table event?
- Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011
- A recent dinner at Quail Hollow Farm in Overton was squashed by regulators. Was it necessary?
- Is it time to start embracing the decay of Las Vegas?
- Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011
- Local writers explore the idea in a new book titled 'Fade Sag Crumble.'.
- Higher education's weaknesses are UNLV's opportunities
- Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011
- American higher education’s significant weaknesses give UNLV an opportunity to distinguish itself.
- Making sense of Occupy Las Vegas
- Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican spends a night on Fremont Street with supporters of the movement.
- The story behind the embattled Mob Experience is straight out of the 'Sopranos'
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
- “It’s a Mob story. It really is.”
- The owner of Gaetano's Ristorante has more to offer than Italian fare
- Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
- At his Italian eatery, your pasta is served with Gaetano Palmeri's choice fillets of wisdom.
- Big Gaming in Nevada can make life difficult for the little guy
- Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
- The spread of sports betting kiosks at bars certainly seems like a great innovation: Your beer, your sweat-inducing chicken wings and your action on your team. And all without the annoyance of being in a casino.
- American tchotchke: A tour of Vegas Valley yard sales
- Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
- A tour of sadness, defeat and ’90s pop culture at Vegas Valley yard sales.
- Nevada’s medical marijuana situation is an unclear mess
- And it's with thanks to our Legislature
- Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
- Did you know that dispensaries are illegal? Find out more here.
- Trying to nab cabbies who long-haul fares isn't easy
- Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011
- How much did your last cab fare cost? There's a chance it could have been less.
- Why the stars of 'Jersey Shore' need to film a season in Las Vegas
- Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
- Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican gives a few reasons why MTV should take the pop culture phenomenon to the city.
- The loneliest road: A drive down U.S. Highway 50
- J. Patrick Coolican drives down U.S. Highway 50-and back to Vegas-to understand what’s so dangerous about social isolation
- Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
- A trip down U.S. Highway 50 to understand what's so dangerous about social isolation.
- Celebrating freedom through the fantastic at Electric Daisy Carnival
- Saturday, June 25, 2011
- Midnight at the CosmicMeadow stage and Röyksopp, a nutty Norwegian electronic duo, has the crowd in a dancing thrall when the fun really starts, as acrobats in head-to-toe sparkly gold hit the trampoline in front of the stage. A bit later, Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, directs a frenzy of music behind one of the most sophisticated light shows I’ve ever seen.
- Vegas shows her scars
- The Valley’s boom and bust is visible in its architecture
- Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010
- A mania for land and blindness to consequence left Las Vegas' landscape altered forever.
- Election 2010: Does it really matter who Nevada chooses?
- Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010
- Welcome to the state of NevadAARGH! We’re staring down the nation’s worst budget gap, we have a Legislature uniquely ill-suited to fixing it, and somehow voters have heard almost zip about it
- (Tea) party on!
- Tea Party of Nevada Jon Scott Ashjian’s candidacy is good news for the Democrats—sort of
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- Tea Party of Nevada Jon Scott Ashjian’s candidacy is good news for the Democrats—sort of
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