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August 20, 2020

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

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EnglewoodHerald.net

VOLUME 100 | ISSUE 26

Q&A with new Englewood official Tim Dodd ‘incredibly excited’ to fill new role of assistant to city manager Sam Kaufman, owner of Kaufman’s Tall and Big Shop in Englewood, holds a pair of size 76 jeans at his store. After many decades of being in Englewood, the Kaufman name will leave the city’s retail landscape at the end of October. PHOTO BY JOSEPH RIOS

I was watching the Colorado Rockies play against the Oakland Athletics, and I saw the cardboard cutout fans placed in the stands of the ballpark and the players and coaches in masks. I heard the artificial crowd noise at the game, and it may sound goofy, but watching the Rockies that day is when I started to mentally feel like I had the virus.

The City of Englewood has announced that Tim Dodd will serve as the new assistant to the city manager. Dodd will be responsible for leading and monitoring the execution of the Englewood Strategic Plan, a document that guides Englewood City Council’s prioritization of funding for the city budget and five year capital improvement plan, and will play a role in addressing homelessness through the Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Team, a team of public officials working to address homelessness in Sheridan, Littleton and Englewood. Dodd recently worked as chief performance officer for Santa Monica, California and performance manager for the City of Baltimore, where he developed the city’s first performance evaluation system for managers and an organizational development and training program. He has a doctorate in law and policy from Northeastern University, a master’s in history from Providence College and a bachelor’s in history and political science from American University.

SEE COVID-19, P16

SEE OFFICIAL, P15

Looking back on local retail landmark’s history Kaufman’s ‘treated everybody like they were us’ BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Back in 1958, Fred Kaufman owned a men’s clothing store across the

street from where Kaufman’s Tall and Big Shop currently resides at 3395 S. Broadway in Englewood. Fred had a relationship with Troy Bledsoe, a former University of Denver men’s basketball head coach, and after talks with Bledsoe, Fred realized tall and big men had a difficult time finding clothes. So, he started the process of reinventing

his business. Fred was able to persuade clothing manufacturers to make clothes for tall and big men, and once those clothes were produced, Fred told his customers he could no longer serve them because he was now a tall and big store. SEE KAUFMAN’S, P14

A reporter’s bout with COVID-19 ‘I didn’t realize how mentally challenging it would be’ BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

July 29 was the 10th day I had been feeling sick with COVID-19,

and by that time, I had all the symptoms you’ve read or heard about. I had a fever. I could feel myself losing my breath if I did something as simple as make my bed. I had a cough, and I could barley walk around my tiny apartment or walk outside to go throw out the trash. But it wasn’t until July 29 that I really realized that I was sick COVID-19.

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 12 | SPORTS: PAGE 23

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

MUSIC COMES ALIVE AGAIN Some venues bring back shows despite COVID-19 challenges P12


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