State of The Void: We Miss You!
Dear Void Readers: Well, nothing like hysteric toilet paper hoarding and indefinite isolation in the midst of an open-ended global pandemic to make …
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How to Support Local Businesses during these strange times
Hey, we make a print magazine here! A free one, it should be noted. And it’s free because of all the businesses, small and large–but mostly small–that …
No, Jacksonvillians: The CDC is NOT advising you to shave your luxurious beards
An interesting and undoubtedly well-executed doodle has been making the rounds across social media platforms, striking panic in the gloriously bearded …
Weather Together: Here’s how to help local businesses while social distancing
"Strange days, indeed," the late John Lennon once opined. Most of the world can likely concur, as the fallout from the novel Coronavirus threatens to r…
Steve Williams on #mappingjax push for an arts- and historical-preservation-centered downtown
I’ve been passionate about Jacksonville for as long as I can remember. I was raised in Arlington, an old neighborhood with a unique and historical beau…
How to Make a Cool Zine
With some pens, paper, scissors and a little imagination, two good friends seek to change the world—and have some fun along the way—one zine at a time.…
Art Walk Still Pops
Nearly two decades strong, First Wednesday Art Walk remains downtown's core event. Need proof? Dig these photos from local lensman and Cre8Jax founder …
Portfolio: Tenny Rudolph
It’s a cloudy, colorless fall day when I meet up with Tenny Rudolph at That Poor Girl Vintage, a distinctly offbeat secondhand clothing store in Jackso…
After Hours at Carmelo’s: The convenient, chaotic culture of this St. Augustine staple
Carmelo’s Marketplace is damn near the most convenient place in St. Augustine. Are you hungry? They make delicious pizza. Thirsty? Hop into the beer ca…
Nomadic Surfer Jazmine Dean and the Peaks and Valleys of living the Van Life
We live in a society of dreamers—a world full of nine-to-fivers with our heads in the clouds, visualizing greener pastures, far away from the confines …
Lineup Announcement: Winterland III is going to be FIRE!
Northeast Florida's coolest and ever-growing DIY music fest is returning to Historic 5 Points for three days of cool sounds and distinctive programming…
Know Your Rights: Volcom Pipe Pro Contest Director, Dane Jefferys
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, …
Interview: Synthy Jax musician Yuno just inked a deal with Sub Pop
Since the late-80s, the unimpeachably cool Seattle-based record label Sub Pop has kept its proverbial finger on the pulse of independent music. After s…
The Art We Need: Harewood, Malc Jax, Jordan Walter present “Black Beach” at CAP
Established in 1935 in defiance of segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the era, American Beach was the largest and most popular black-only beach commu…
Rad Pads: The future looks environmentally friendly in this Neptune Beach bungalow
Nestled in the quiet suburbs of “Your Town, U.S.A,” sits the boxed marvel of the House of Tomorrow. The inside of the mid-century design home buzzes wi…
Rad Pad: Itinerant artist Ty Williams’ Lincolnville abode
Nestled into a sleeping bag atop a chaise lounge chair, Ty Williams closed his eyes and fell asleep for the first time in his new house. “It was basica…
Liner Notes: What makes a Northeast Florida Rad Pad?
What makes a Northeast Florida home? Is it the coquina-facade exterior? The concrete-block foundation of a home routinely located near, or even on, wat…
Editor’s Note: Void’s New Year’s resolutions
We made 12 issues of Void Magazine in 2019, a year in which we told many stories, profiled dozens of Northeast Floridians, published hundreds of neat p…
Watch: Justin Quintal in “All Day, All Night, All Right (Coast)”
North Florida surfer Justin Quintal suffers from a rare and incurable condition. Unlike more common, more treatable abnormalities, such as F.O.M.O., Qu…
Local Music Spotlight: Sailor Goon’s surreal “Milk & Bones”
Thanks to the unrelenting stream of non-stop information in the 21st century, it’s easy to categorize, dissect—even drown out—an artist due to their si…
More than a Pretty Face: Upcoming Mark George exhibit takes an unflinching look at feminist expressions
This weekend local visual artist Mark George unveils his latest neo-pop-art paintings with his solo exhibit, POUT, held at Space 42 in Riverside. …
Beach Street Photographer: Coastline culture through the lens of Sean Kelly Conway
After speaking with Sean Kelly Conway, I am no longer convinced that he is a photographer. Yes, in a traditional sense, he makes a business of creating…
Got Ya Covered: Void’s Cover Art Show brought an eclectic gathering of creatives to Jax Beach
You may remember, a few months back, when we dropped an issue of Void Mag (our Arts & Music one, specifically) with a blank cover on racks across N…
Cool Snaps: Go inside our Photo Annual and the year that was in Northeast Florida
On old long syne, my Jo. On old long syne. Translation: Another year of making magazines (or something). We made 12 of these bad boys in 2019, a…
When Surfer Magazine First Came to Town
The late 1980s was a boom time for the American economy. Reaganomics, Gordon Gekko, conspicuous consumption: As GDP climbed and crested in nearly every…