These are the Best Northeast Florida Skate Vids Ever
Skate Videos motivate and inspire us. They help drive culture and push the sport (activity?) to new levels. But to bring any 30- to 45-minute vision to…
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Rad Pads: Will Watson and his family travel the country in a livable, skate-able Air Force bus
Will Watson is a skater from Jacksonville Beach. In July of 2017, he and his wife Kristin had the idea to convert a bus into a permanent living space. …
Is this the coolest collection of skate decks in Northeast Florida?
Albert Emma collects rare skate decks. A North Florida surfer-skater and former owner of the beloved but not-long-for-this world Square One Skate Shop,…
Do Good: Skateboarding provides a built-in community for many
For those of us who grew up skating, it’s obvious after some reflection that skateboarding has given us a lot. It’s something special when you could be…
GrindCore: These local artists wax curbs and wax philosophical
Skateboarding and music have enjoyed a long, often strange, but mostly complementary love affair. Whether it was the buzz-sawing guitars of HC punks JF…
Lein to Tail(gate): A TIAA Bank Field-centric skate session
Football season is finally here. That means summer is almost over and people will be flooding the stadium grounds week after week to cheer for our be…
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, …
Channel Surfing: A look back at Void TV
Taking chances is in our DNA here at Void. And back in 2012, as the world began to peek its timid head out from the financial pit of despair, we did th…
Where are they Now?: Void’s unofficial fave skateboarder, Mike Peterson
For as long as pro skateboarder Mike Peterson’s been in the game—and for as much as we seem to love the guy—it’s surprising he hasn’t been featured in …
Go: Emo Prom on Valentines Day at Jackrabbits!
I have to admit, I had to laugh when I first saw that Jackrabbits was hosting an Emo Prom on Valentines Day. The thought of a pile of swoop-haired, tig…
Go: Springfield Biz’s Throw Down on Main St.
We're buying the Springfield hype. Drinking the Kool-Aid, if you will. From the gorgeous and historic architecture throughout the neighborhood to the n…
Liner Notes: What’s inside our Photo Annual/Holiday Gift Guide
First, from the desk of Captain Obvious: This issue is full of pictures. All good. Also, you may be aware that in each issue this page is typically…
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…
Go: Once-A-Month PUNK Returns!
If you know anything about punks, you likely wouldn't count on them to commit to anything; well, other than flippancy, rowdiness, and a mean anti-autho…
Pushing Every Day: A Profile of Adrienna Crawford
If you’ve ridden a skateboard in your lifetime and tried to do anything beyond simply pushing the board across a smooth surface, you’ve certainly reali…
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…
Posts of the Month: VOID Readers Really Liked These Articles
There's no shortage of nonsense clogging up our feeds, these day. Much of it is noise coming from beyond our paradisiacal little Northeast Florida enc…
Yardcore: Part Training Facility, Part Fantasy Factory, Atlantic Beach’s The Skate Yard Mirrors the Evolution of Skateboarding
Off Mayport Road and W. Third Street in Atlantic Beach, dug into a pile of rocks in a conspicuous corner of the new outdoor skateboard training facilit…
Go: Matt Gray Memorial Doc at The Skate Yard
Nearly a dozen years ago, the death of beaches' local, Matt “Rasta” Gray, at just 21-years of age, left an enormous void in the hearts of his friends a…
Tyson Zane and George Evans — Skateboarding Feature
From a simple way to pass the time to the $4 billion industry it has grown into today, skateboarding has become a staple of culture and expression. As …
Jacksonville Beach’s Skate Park Opens to the Public
At long last, Jacksonville Beach has its very own skate park. The mayor and several other city council members, along with the folks at Team Pain, who …
Nike and Sunrise Test Out Jax Beach’s New Skate Park
On March 7, Nike and Sunrise Surf Shop got to do something a little special ahead of the official opening of Jacksonville Beach's new highly anticipate…
Update: Jax Beach Skate Park Making Solid Progress
Team Pain and the people behind bringing Jacksonville Beach its first skate park are making some serious headway. If you haven't been by the constructi…
A Jacksonville Ban on Skateboarding?
Skateboarding is not a crime, but one Jacksonville City Councilman is trying to change that fact. Bill Gulliford, whose district includes the Beache…