Colorado has grown rapidly over recent decades, as more and more people crowd inside our borders. Our water, unfortunately, is a limited resource. And we're almost out.

He's the man who made the Denver Art Museum the institution it is today: During his 20-year tenure, Lewis Sharp widened the DAM's collection, raised the endowment from $11 million to $100 million, and oversaw the construction of the Daniel Libeskind-designed addition, before stepping down in December. Here, Sharp talks about Denver's changes since the 1980s, his civic pride, and running a museum.

Dale Lasater takes an old-school approach to ranching: He places good cattle on the Colorado prairie—and then leaves the rest to nature.

With Ritter fleeing public office, the mayor aims for the Capitol.

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The best fish and chips this side of London.

The cofounder of New Belgium Brewing Company talks to 5280 about the growth of her Fort Collins-based business, her favorite beers, and why Colorado is the center of the craft beer industry.

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We rank the Mile High City's most influential powerbrokers in our primer on who's running Denver. Plus: A look at whose stars are rising—and whose stock is plummeting.

Is Andrew Romanoff in the right race?