UPDATE: Watch North Florida Couple Sweeps the Suwannee
Last month local adventure guides Alex “Squatch” Tabone and Serena “Siren” Bass kicked off a river-bound journey worthy of earnest admiration. The Palm…
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Do Good Spotlight: The Giving Closet Project
Beginning with the first day of every school year, abandoned possessions start to accumulate in the lost-and-found. It’s the cast away "stuff" that beg…
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 …
Do Good Spotlight: The Performers Academy
Ebony Payne-English, managing director of The Performers Academy describes the organization's headquarters as “the labyrinth.” As she leads me on a tou…
No Wanee 2019: Popular music fest cancelled
The de facto gem of a jamband gathering that is the Wanee Music Festival will not be throwing down in 2019. Early this week it was announced that the e…
Do Good. Not Bad: Inside our November Issue
I can still remember the elation in King David’s brown eyes. His nervous grip on my shoulder as I walked us further out to greet the incoming tide. …
Local Music Spotlight: WØRSEN’s “Stronghold”
The latest from local grindcore gods WØRSEN does not disappoint. Released in early October, Stronghold features eight tracks of the band’s certain pumm…
Local Music Profile: Mr. Al Pete
Mr. Al Pete is all about community. While he admits that he’s somewhat of a witness and observer in this life, his latest and fifth full-length, Mister…
How to Not Get Ripped Off
There’s a misconception that artists have the luxury of being perpetually inspired free spirits with few concerns other than making great work. However…
Staging Change at The 5 & Dime Theatre
Theatre and activism make excellent bedfellows. Almost from its roots in Ancient Greece, theatre has been pushing society’s collective buttons and poki…
Void Votes: WTF are these Ballot initiatives, explained (Part I)
With 13 proposed amendments on the Florida ballot this election cycle, you're bound to think you're looking at a prescription drug pamphlet, as opposed…
Looking for Great Local Art? Try a coffee shop (or bar)
Tony Rodrigues has come close to bashing his thumb more than a few times. The guy has called North Florida home for 20 years and in those two decades h…
WHAT TO DO FOR THE FL-GA GAME: STRATA’s Got You Covered
California-born, North Florida-incubated lifestyle brand STRATA has grown into and internationally recognized company, regarded widely for its commitme…
Interview: Taylor Greenspan talks new skate shop
Taylor Greenspan has been highly involved in the Jacksonville skate community for some years now. Greenspan has made notable appearances in Ryan King's…
ON OUR RADAR: Artists to watch
For our 2018 Arts & Music Issue (on newsstands now) we surveyed some of the most influential artists, musicians, and tastemakers in Northeast Flori…
North Florida Couple to Sweep the Suwannee
When those in the surf community refer to stand-up paddleboarders as "sweepers," they typically do so to gently cast aspersions. But there’ll be no suc…
Touring the Song of the Summer
When we first interviewed Jacksonville musician Yuno, his song “No Going Back,” which had already become ubiquitous on contemporary Indie Spotify playl…
Wanna be in our 2018 Photo Annual?
Calling all Northeast Florida lenspeople. Don't miss your chance to be a part of Void Magazine's Photo Annual. Click here to find our handy submission …
PREVIEW: Beaches Art Fest
The 5th Annual Beaches Art Fest is going down this weekend, rain or shine, at the Beaches Museum off Beach Blvd and third and the surrounding streets. …
Get Lit: Bridge Eight Presents “15 Views of Jacksonville”; JaxbyJax is this weekend
What’s the old adage about walking in another person’s shoes? Like any city full of unique individuals, there are going to be countless experiences and…
Amelia Island Shaper Makes Board Fit for a King
Amelia Island based shaper and surfer, Justin Laird, was given the opportunity of a lifetime when he was granted the privilege to shape a surfboard for…
The Right Kind of Impulse Buy: How to be an Art Collector
Surrounding oneself with art isn’t just for the affluent, uber-privileged. With a keen eye (and a little insider know-how), you too can amass an enviab…
These Females are Talking Routes and Changing the Sports Media Game
“I’m a big believer in that there is enough room for all of us. And it is incredibly important for other women to lift the people up beside them. That’…
The Jags + Congaree & Penn Do Oktoberfest, Orchard Style
Congaree & Penn, the renowned, ever-growing North Florida farm, is hosting an altruistic affair that should be a hell of a good time. Owner and hea…
Israeli-born Pilates Instructor Tehila Marks Balances the Body
Every sport has a body-type. Basketball and volleyball players benefit from physical attributes, while wrestlers and swimmers can isolate workouts to e…