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Having a conversation with Akron/Family's Seth Olinsky is a lot like listening to one of their albums unfold in its entirety. It swells and builds from one vaguely connected thought to another, all the while working on a seemingly higher level of consciou ....
Nick Browning says he retired a few years earlier than planned, but that's working out just fine. He has spearheaded the development of the nonprofit Grace House in his hometown of Akron. ....
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Retired Akron politician and longtime public servant Ray Kapper died in his sleep at his Florida home over the weekend. He was like a combination of a second father slash cool, older brother that I never had, said former Mayor Don Plusquellic, who told the Beacon Journal that he visited his old friend last week in Seminole, Florida, near Clearwater. Kapper was born in 1937. He grew up in Akron and was elected to City Council in the 1970s. Then Mayor Tom Sawyer, who had yet to run for Congress, appointed Kapper public service director in 1984. Kapper stayed in that position through the first five years of Plusquellic s administration. ....
Miles Cooper Seaton, a founding member of the experimental rock band Akron/Family, has died. Dead Oceans, the label that released Akron/Familyâs final albums, confirmed the news. His cause of death is currently unknown. He was 41. Seaton was born in California and relocated with his family to Seattle when he was young. In the early 2000s, he met Seth Olinsky, Ryan Vanderhoof, and Dana Janssen in New York City; theyâd all moved there within months of each other and ended up living together in the same apartment. Seaton moved to the city from Seattle hoping to do something as a musician. ....