On April 22, kids will take to the dance floor at the Brown Palace Hotel to show off their fox trot and waltz skills at the Cotillion for Children, a longtime Colorado-based program that teaches children about manners, etiquette, and social skills.

We rank the 50 most powerful people in Denver.

For decades, Paul Sandoval has been a mentor, friend, and adviser to virtually every Denver Democrat (and more than a few Republicans). Here, an oral history of his rise from local activist to political kingmaker. 

Andrew Romanoff, former speaker of the state House and a once rising political star, wants to be a U.S. senator. And there’s nothing Governor Ritter, the state Democratic Party establishment, or the White House can do about it. If he costs his party the big one and torpedoes his career along the way, well, that’s democracy.

Is Andrew Romanoff in the right race?