You Should be in NSB this Weekend for the Florida Surf Film Fest
Held each year at the gorgeous Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, with juries composed of some of the most influential minds in surf and surf …
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I Can Has Coffee?: New Jax beach cafe pairs rescue cats with caffeine
I came across The Caffeinated Cat for the first time while sniffing around Jacksonville Beach. Having never been to a cat cafe before, I had no idea ho…
Portfolio: Walter Coker’s Florida is 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…
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…
A Seaworthy Renaissance Man: Joey Corrado saves lives, creates beauty
Joey Corrado is a renaissance man. He’s not the sort one might find attending local community theatre productions or pontificating at open mic night. R…
Music Profile: Jazz Guitarist Taylor Roberts
Music is a journey with little time for sightseeing. If inspiration is fleeting, then it stands to reason that creativity can’t be too far behind. One …
Bong Appetit: We’re kinda tripping on Trap House Chicken’s creative menu
Chicken wings rank very near the top of my list of desert island foods—the handful of dishes I wouldn’t mind eating for the rest of my life should I in…
19 Songs We Needed in ’19: Hurricane Party, Cory Driscoll, The Young Step sweat the weather
2019 gave us much in the way of music to celebrate in Northeast Florida; a glorious and eclectic mix of output, to be sure. Here are three tunes we rea…
Injuries, drama, & Uncle Rico: Taking stock of Jags Q1 performance
A lot has happened since we last asked Jags reporter Ashlyn Sullivan to layout the Top Storylines to Watch for the team's 2019-2020 season. Of course, …
We Need Your Art for Our Cover
On Oct. 1, if you pull an issue of Void Mag from a newsstand somewhere in Northeast Florida, you will draw a blank, literally. Figuratively, too: y…
Local Music Spotlight: T.W.A.N.’s “The Wise Soul”
Even for a city that already boasts prolific hip-hop artists, Jacksonville-born T.W.A.N. has consistently released some primo 904 rap. In 2014 he dropp…
35 Under 35: Keagan Anfuso
Filmmaker Keagan Anfuso has been perfecting her opus for the past four years. Since winning the Art Juried award at the 2015 One Spark festival, she …
Surf News: Void Pro/Am to offer equal pay in 2020
Void Magazine today announced that in 2020 its annual community surfing event will offer equal prize money to all men's and women's professional divisi…
Interview: L.O.V.E Culture is in a vibrant, Lo-Fi league of its own
Hip-hop can be as much about strong personalities as it is about powerful music. Rappers and DJs have been savvy to hyping themselves as lyrical legen…
#1 in the 904-Ever: Remembering artist, writer, musician Summer Black
As part of August's #1 in the 904 Issue, we're remembering those individuals who we lost in the past year. These are folks who made our region #1. For…
Expanding the skate scene, one The Block at a time
There is a scene in the 2008 documentary about the group of misfit artists that coalesced around NYC’s Alleged Gallery in the ‘90s, Beautiful Losers, …
#1 in the 904-Ever: Remembering DJ, Bouncer, Sound Engineer, F. Kyle Marshall
With August's #1 in the 904 Issue celebrating the best our region has to offer, we're remembering those individuals we lost in the past year who helpe…
The River’s Voice: A look into the work of Lisa Rinaman
Each morning Lisa Rinaman, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, finds herself where the river needs a voice. Some days, that’s pushing west on I-10 to Tallahass…
A Neat Surfboard: Savage Motes Model
So you’ve just arrived at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. Having viewed the morning photo report via Voidlive.com, and witnessed a stalky shortboarder ba…
Bold Bites: ABBQ does Texas-style right
A few weeks ago, I heard about a new Texas-style BBQ spot opening at the Beaches. “Hmph,” I arrogantly interjected to myself. “I’ll be the judge of th…
Pour-Files: Meet Mary Ganji, bartender at Coop 303
Located in the heart of the Beaches Town Center and across the street from sister restaurant The Flying Iguana, Coop 303 features classic dishes and c…
(Not)Breaking News: Void Pro/Am postponed; moved to Aug 24 & 25
It's been a tough summer for surf in Northeast Florida (see: here & here). As the weeks of flat to nearly flat surf have been piling up, the dieha…
Pour-Files: Meet Ben Seth, Bar Manager at Casa Marina
Opened in 1925, it’s fitting that Jacksonville Beach’s famed hotel, Casa Marina, would have a legendary bar program. With its rooftop bar, undeniably …
Bound By Water: The history of the Daiquiri has been anything but clear
For centuries, the body of water that bisects Florida from Cuba known as the Florida Straits has nourished a wellspring of myths. One of them is about…
Pour-Files: Meet Michael George, Bar Manager at River & Post
At the corner of Riverside Avenue and Post Street, you'll find Michael George managing the bar at the aptly named, River & Post, a fairly new and …