Programming Note: We’re taking some time off around the new year. We’ll be back with new episodes starting on January 3.

All this week, Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi counted down Denver’s top five stories of 2022. Today, we’re revealing #1, what should be done about downtown?

5. Hockeytown, USA

4. Tipping Fatigue

3. The Rise of Worker Power

2. Legal Reefer Madness

1. The Downtown Dilemma

This episode originally aired on April 1, 2022, and features Bree, Paul, former producer Xandra McMahon, and Denverite reporter Kyle Harris.

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