Bartender Spotlight: Six Questions for Jason Gustavson, Prohibition Kitchen
Among the throngs of tourists on St. George Street, barkeep Jason Gustavson creates distinctive cocktails (like the Coral Kiss featured herein) for loc…
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GALLERY: Void Pro/Am Photo Bonanza!
What a weekend! We're still recovering from what was one of the mostest funnest surf contests of which any of us here at Void have ever been a part. Wi…
WATCH: “The Spongers”
The way we watch skateboarding has changed dramatically over the course of the last five to ten years. The full-length video has taken a backseat to th…
We Picked up a Drifter: Rob Machado is in town
For surfers of different generations, San Diego’s Rob Machado brings to mind different visions. Surfers of Gen X likely remember Machado as a standout …
How to Longboard: Just Stand There?
As both someone who appreciates surf craft of the heavy, nine-foot-plus variety and someone who has made a "living" as a surf journalist (debatable whe…
Go: Indefinable Ensemble Dovetonsil Brings Multifarious Approach to Nighthawks
When writing about music, clichés are all but unavoidable. While music writers are often culpable, grasping for convenient ways to pigeonhole artists o…
VOID PRO/AM DAY 2 RECAP
Fun surf continues for Day 2 of the Void Pro/Am. Waves were in the waist to stomach high range and the winds were offshore for most of the morning. …
Bartender Profile: Five Questions for Joe Graves, The Shim Sham Room
"I'm more of a mediator," says Shim Sham bartender Joe Graves, who created the refreshingly minty and boozy drink featured on the cover of our 2018 Dri…
VOID PRO/AM Forecast – Tropical Update
VOID PRO/AM WEEKEND! And... We have waves!!! What more could you ask for!!! Tomorrow and Sunday the Void Pro/Am is going down and you don't want to mis…
We Love Everything about this Video of J. Quinny and Friends
We are gushing over this new longboard clip featuring North Florida log-maestro Justin Quintal and friends. And what's not to love? Pristine and gre…
Drunk in Love aboard Shad Khan’s Yacht
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're likely aware that The Carters—aka Beyoncé and Jay Z—have a new album out. Released in June "Everything i…
Bartender Spotlight: Five Questions with Corey Littlefield, Dos Gatos
Tending bar at the Florida-theatre-adjacent Downtown cocktail lounge Dos Gatos, one would most certainly have the opportunity to serve up a drink to a …
Bye, Bye Skeleton: New Sculpture Installations Coming to UNF’s Seaside Sculpture Park
It caused a stir in Jacksonville Beach last Wednesday afternoon. "Hey! Where's skeleton man going?! That was my buddy! I'ma miss that guy!," said a…
Pub(lication) Crawl: Local breweries to offer pints of Void
For the second year in a row, we’ve partnered with local breweries to craft a mighty and distinctive flight of beers, the flavors of which were inspire…
These Local Bartenders Travel the Country Mixing Drinks
Joel Kollinger is gearing up to drive to Oakland and along the way he is going to stop by a few bars. He may sample some drinks, but he is more keen on…
Bartender Spotlight: Six Questions w/ Amanda Steele, Flying Iguana
Talented barkeep Amanda Steele mixes stiff cocktails and pours unsullied spirits at the tequila and mezcal focused Neptune Beach taco joint, Flying Igu…
Jagger, Grisham, Buffet, Hemingway were Patrons of these Local Dives
Maybe it’s time to rethink our take on dive bars. Perhaps they have a place here, featured in the community rather than hiding the in shadows of street…
Bartender Spotlight: Six Questions w/ Nikki Mendez, Barley Republic
Barley Republic bartender, Nikki Mendez, seems to have the appropriate palate to pour drinks at the historic St. Augustine Irish Gastro Pub and Cocktai…
A Beschen Session: Pipeline charger, Mauli Ola crew at SURFER tonight!
North Shore-based pro surfer Gavin Beschen doesn't remember if he's been to Northeast Florida before. Which is surprising, given that judging by the wa…
Why are Freshwater Turtles Dying in the St. Johns River?
Freshwater turtles are a quiet, reserved species that tend to keep to themselves. But the role they play in local ecology cannot be overs…
Kenny Richards, Ginger Beer, and the Root of Curiosity
Kenny Richards is a searcher. That interrogative spirit has led the Atlantic Beach native and Episcopal School graduate down a rabbit hole (or ten). Th…
Rat Town’s Danny Knierieman and The School of Hardcore Knocks
Even though he’s been around the punk rock block and back, Danny Knieriemen seems more interested in current nihilism than coy nostalgia. Since the…
Know Your Rights: Step into Liquid with Brewmaster Eric Luman
"Know Your Rights" is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels his or her passio…
Old City Style: 2018 Log Jam Recap
How great is surfing in Northeast Florida in the summer? I mean besides the crowds, lack of beach-adjacent parking, tourists, lack of quality surf... d…
How to Drink Like an Adult
That stage of life where pounding beers while mixing all types of gut-rot liquor are over (or at least they should be). Welcome to a new, more mature w…