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We spent a morning with the guys that clean up Broadway

They empty trash cans, scrub graffiti and deal with the city’s human crises.
Paolo Zialcita
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Metro Denver Local Development Corporation worker Daniel Carbajal collects trash beneath South Broadway's Mayan Theatre. Dec. 5, 2025.
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Paolo Zialcita

Paolo's lived in Colorado since 2020, but he didn't become an official Denverite until he moved close to City Park in 2023. Since then, he's been obsessed with learning as much as he can about the city. As Denverite's Neighborhood Reporter, he now gets to do that for a living. Before coming to Denverite, he worked on CPR News' daily news desk, NPR and KUNR Public Radio in Reno, Nevada. Paolo can often be found roaming East Colfax, lounging at Cheesman Park, or slowly hitting up every single ice cream shop in the city.

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