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Brian Badzmierowski

Brian Badzmierowski is a freelance journalist from whose adventures brought him to Denver. He hasn’t left yet.

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The Lyfties Reveal Denver's Most Popular Destinations of the Year

By Brian Badzmierowski
Dec 29, 2016

Lyft has unveiled the inaugural 2016 Lyftie Awards for Denver, crowning the most popular destinations for Lyft riders in the Mile High City. Familiar spots took the top honors in six categories, with lower downtown cementing itself as the city's most trafficked neighborhood. And the winners are... Most-Visited Restaurant Avanti...
Ten Types of Lyft Passengers You Meet in Denver

By Brian Badzmierowski
Nov 22, 2016

When I first heard of the Hertz Express Ride program, it sounded too good to be true. Not only would Hertz rent you a car to give rides to people around the city through Lyft, but the car would be free if you gave seventy rides a week. I recently...
World Bicycle Relief Wheels and Deals at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB

By Brian Badzmierowski
Aug 12, 2016

Over 2,000 bicyclists will arrive in Leadville on Saturday, August 13, to race in one of the most grueling yet beautiful mountain bike races in the world, the Leadville Trail 100 MTB. Thirteen of the riders, including Tour de France veteran Ted King and former Olympic cyclist and Coloradan Timmy...
Crossroads Theater in Five Points Is at a Crossroads — Again

By Brian Badzmierowski
Jun 28, 2016

In 2011, five talented Denver high-school grads dropped out of college after their freshman year and formed a theater troupe. Crossroads Theater, a 105-seat venue on Welton Street then managed by the City of Denver, was the first place to give the group a chance. The city was offering cheap...
Rigs 4 Us Back in Business After 4/20 Raid

By Brian Badzmierowski
May 2, 2016

Rigs 4 Us, the smoke shop ot 5912 East Colfax Avenue that hosted the Colorado Cup on 4/20, re-opened its doors last Wednesday, one week after it was raided by the Denver Police Department and closed by the fire department in the middle of the event. According to owner Anna...
Downsizing at George Washington High School May Eliminate Special Art Class

By Brian Badzmierowski
Apr 28, 2016

Tim Gianulis has been inviting kids with special needs into his art classes since he started teaching 25 years ago at Godsman Elementary School in Denver, bringing students from the special-education classroom across the hall into his own room to give their teacher a planning break. Over the years, as...
Colorado Cup Raided by Denver Cops, City Reps on 4/20, Rigs 4 Us Shut Down

By Brian Badzmierowski
Apr 21, 2016

The inaugural Colorado Cup at Rigs 4 Us was short-lived on 4/20 as city representatives pulled the plug on the event just hours after it started. The actions recalled police enforcement on 4/20 weekend in 2015, when cops raided and shut down two pot clubs, POTUS and Grassroots Colorado. Agencies...
Colorado Cup on 4/20: Rigs 4 Us Owner on Why Pot Consumption Will Be Legal

By Brian Badzmierowski
Apr 14, 2016

Denver might be the new weed capital of the world — with hundreds of dispensaries, plenty of smoke shops and pro-ganja culture — but there’s one thing missing from the Mile High City: places where consumers can enjoy marijuana. Anna Zhuravlev has a solution for that, thanks to zoning regulations...
A Bucket of Fools Takes Over Crossroads Theater on April 1

By Brian Badzmierowski
Mar 30, 2016

Crossroads Theater is in the middle of its first Last Week of Arts, which will culminate on Friday, April 1 with a special, two-part Bucket of Fools show. This will be the sixth edition of Bucket; past monthly performances have resembled variety shows with comedy bits, musical pieces and impromptu sketches as local...
Rigs 4 Us Celebrating First Anniversary on April 1 With Community Dab Fest

By Brian Badzmierowski
Mar 29, 2016

Rigs 4 Us will celebrate its first anniversary on April 1 with a day of dabbing and DJs at a real house party. It’s been a year since Anna Zhuravlev opened her head shop at 5912 East Colfax Avenue, next to the Mindful dispensary and Los Parceros, a Colombian restaurant. At...
High Altitude Tennis Partners Bring Their Game to Uganda From Parker

By Brian Badzmierowski
Mar 29, 2016

In the winter of 2014, South Carolina-based tennis coach John Prenelle called Ryan Segelke with a proposition. Prenelle was training a bright young Ugandan tennis player named John Lutaaya who was running out of funding and needed somewhere to go or else he’d be on his way back to Uganda,...
"I'll Battle Any Dude in the State": Qbala's Journey From Hoops Star to Rapper

By Brian Badzmierowski
Mar 1, 2016

No matter how many times she performs, Qbala still gets butterflies. Throwing up in trash cans before shows is common for her, as are endless bathroom detours and trips to and from her car. It’s a habit that started during her basketball-playing days, when she would get herself psyched for...
Go Denver App: Will It Help Find Better, Cheaper, Faster Ways to Get Around?

By Brian Badzmierowski
Feb 24, 2016

Go Denver, a new transportation app, went live yesterday — right about the time Mayor Michael Hancock unveiled it at Union Station. Go Denver melds multiple modes of transportation into one app that's designed to help commuters find the fastest, cheapest and greenest routes to their destinations. It’s basically Google...
I Was Wrong About the Panthers Killing the Broncos — But Not About Everything

By Brian Badzmierowski
Feb 8, 2016

Super Bowl 50 is in the books and I’m 0-2 at picking winners in the Westword. Predicting sports games is never easy; there’s too many variables. I didn’t expect the 2011 version of Cam Newton to suit up after he had just won his first NFL MVP award. He looked...
10 Reasons the Broncos Will Get Smoked by the Panthers in Super Bowl 50

By Brian Badzmierowski
Feb 3, 2016

Congratulations Denver. Tom Brady and the Patriots were vanquished in the AFC championship game, and the hometown donkeys are on their way to Super Bowl 50. I admit not seeing that coming. Yes, I'm the guy who wrote a prediction piece entitled "Tom Brady, Patriots Will Kick Broncos' Ass and Here's...
The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Panthers Fight Songs

By Brian Badzmierowski
Feb 3, 2016

Thank God for YouTube — if only so that NFL super-fans can broadcast their homemade anthems to the rest of the world. Fans of the Carolina Panthers are quick to show their claws and express their team pride via song. These misguided tributes take many forms, ranging from Southern rap...
Shark Tank Goes Colorado: Inside CO.ALITION's Pitch

By Brian Badzmierowski
Jan 29, 2016

Jeff Popp and Casey Lorenzen will unpack their Denver-based CO.ALITION line of backpacks on tonight's episode of ABC's popular Shark Tank, and Mile High Spirits is hosting a free “Get Shark Tanked” viewing party for the business partners — and the public — from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. CO.ALITION...
The Container Collective Leads the Way for the Bamboo Bike Revolution

By Brian Badzmierowski
Jan 28, 2016

When entrepreneur Russell Hopkins isn’t tearing up local skate parks on his BMX bike or converting old Volkswagens to run on oil, you can find him at his new bike shop in Lakewood, the Container Collective, crafting bamboo bicycle frames from scratch. A Wisconsin native whose last job was teaching...
Tom Brady, Patriots Will Kick Broncos' Ass and Here's Why

By Brian Badzmierowski
Jan 20, 2016

It's time for Brady versus Manning 17. Plenty of pundits and sports fans predicted this matchup for the AFC Championship Game before the season started, but the road here has been anything but predictable. Manning started the season cold, consistently throwing interceptions until head coach Gary Kubiak replaced him with...
Shakesbeer Serves Up an Encore of Twelfth Flight at Thump on Tuesday

By Brian Badzmierowski
Jan 11, 2016

If there’s anything that can make Shakespeare more digestible, it’s beer. Put the two together and you get William Shakesbeer, a venture by the Wit Theatre Company that features a troupe of local actors doing their best to remember their lines while drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon on stage. The group's...
10 Reasons Why Broncos Would Be Stupid Not to Start Brock Osweiler in Playoffs

By Brian Badzmierowski
Jan 5, 2016

Editor's note: Moments after Peyton Manning led the Denver Broncos to a comeback win over the San Diego Chargers, an already brewing quarterback controversy steamed over. The question: Who should start under center for Denver in its first playoff game, slated for Sunday, January 17: Peyton or Brock Osweiler, who won...