Summer Bummer?: Algae already in bloom in the St. Johns River
For multiple summers in a row, several water-adjacent parts of Florida have been overrun by an unusual, invader. No, not tourists. Not snowbirds. Noxi…
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2019 Surfboard Guide
With the summer doldrums upon us, it’s important to keep some perspective. We Northeast Florida surfers have had a #blessed fall and winter. See for y…
Local Music Spotlight: St. Augustine math-rockers deliver potent riffage
In the greater field of the North Florida music scene, Giraffrica surely prowls wild territory. The St. Augustine trio is skilled purveyors at what co…
Portfolio: Florida as wild and strange, but also magical
When the round drawl of Walter Coker’s Alabama roots unfurls into the conversation, you listen—closely. In his stories, there’s a wealth of context tha…
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…
Know Your Rights: Surfer, Pizza Entrepreneur Dan Bottorff
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, i…
Get Shack’d: Surf-centric book is worthy of your coffee table
Looking through the eclectic imagery of unique living spaces and those spaces’ eccentric inhabitants as we put together January's Rad Pads Issue, it b…
Bold Bites: The Camel Rider is Jax’s signature sandwich
The Camel Rider is Jax's signature sandwich.
Void Votes: Yes, Jacksonville, there’s an election happening
Set election fatigue aside, Jaxonvillians, because it's time to hit the polls again. That's right, there is another election going on right now. …
Watch: Florida Man breaks it down, breaks Internet
Post Malone is an unlikely pop star. Between the 23-year-old's face tats, dad bod, and silky smooth vocals, there's a significant amount of cognitive d…
Bold Bites: A reflection on North Florida’s culinary progress
Reaching the 100 issue mark is no small feat for a print publication. Quite a bit has changed in the city (and the world) since Void’s inaugural issue,…
Growing up Black in Jax Beach: Storytellers gather to share memories
Jacksonville Beach voices will recount times past this Saturday, February 23 at the Roda L. Martin Cultural Heritage Center in Jacksonville Beach. In a…
Bound By Water: How Jacksonville altered the arc of my life on and off the water
When I arrived in Jacksonville back in 2010, I couldn’t gain admission to a state school. I’d barely made it through high school with a passing grade l…
Local Music Spotlight: The lyrical bite of Denver Hall’s ‘Winter’
The latest from hip hop artist Denver Hall is an evolution of his skillful combining of whip-tight music and lyrical bite. The four-song collection, Wi…
Local Music Spotlight: We Love, Love L.O.V.E Culture
Local hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture is wasting no time in spreading their heady music with a lot of heart and skill. Last year the band released …
Locals Only: Void’s founding partners dish on how the mag came to be
For our 100th Issue, we asked Void magazine’s founding partners to dish on how a site-specific surf report grew into a relevant, wide-reaching regional…
SURF: Jason Motes talks ESA-WSL Partnership with SURFER Mag
With the help of local legend, Surf Coach Jason "Iron Man" Motes, the World Surf League and the Eastern Surfing Association have struck a partnership t…
Surf Forecast: Arctic blast (and waves) on the horizon!
The Arctic Blast is coming! Winter Storm Harper is going to wreak havoc on the Midwest and parts of the Northeast over the course of the weekend. It'll…
Bold Bites: Easy entertaining for renters and cheapskates
By now you may be feeling a bit self-conscious about your own pad but listen, “rad” is a subjective term. Your place doesn’t need an ocean view or look…
Watch: Saxon Wilson gets Steezy at the Bu
It’s a battle to drop in solo on a First Point peeler at the fabled Malibu racetrack during a decent south swell. But it’s a war to keep the hordes off…
Local Music Spotlight: Prog-Punkers RUFFIANS release “All of Your Lies”
Self-described Jacksonville “prog-punk” rockers RUFFIANS (no flabby lowercase letters here, Nippy!) originally showed up on the Jax music scene some se…
New tunes from Darkhorse Saloon soundtrack Parker Coffin edit
There’s an interesting synergy between surfing and music. If we’re led to believe that one informs the other, we’d surely be confused at the manifestat…
Rad Pad: A St. Augustine Tiny Home
From the moment we’re born we’re given a unique and important skill—the ability to look at just about any box-shaped edifice and think, this could be t…
Local Music Spotlight: Artist/Professor Mark Creegan’s “Comb Rainbow”
Savvier locals know Mark Creegan as one of the area's most vital visual artists, as well as a respected educator and gallery curator of equal renown. I…
Portfolio: Toni Smailagic Captures Culture Both Born and Reborn
“Whether it’s the mood, or the diversity of an event, I want other people to see themselves reflected at those events, and see that there is joy in the…