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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 that edges toward encyclopedic and a care for nuance...
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Rad Pad Icon: William Morgan (1930-2016)
If you’ve lived in Jacksonville long enough, you’ve likely enjoyed (or at least humored) a sunny day cruise, dawdling along the oceanfront thoroughfares of Jax, Neptune, and Atlantic Beaches atop a...
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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 economic sector, the surf industry rode the wave...
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Got Ya Covered: Void’s Cover Art Show brought an eclectic gathering of...
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 Northeast Florida. It was a clarion call to local...
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More than a Pretty Face: Upcoming Mark George exhibit takes an unflinching...
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. Blending his innate skills as a commercial artist and...
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Best of ’19: These stories filled the Void in 2019
Print’s not dead. And if our humble publication is to be taken as an example, print’s kinda like the J-Lo of the media landscape–as youthful and glowing as ever, still rockin’ that green Versace dress...
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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 photos, and threw some fun parties. We also put out...
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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, water? Is it the Florida room boasting regional décor...
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We Picked up a Drifter: That time Rob Machado stopped by Void HQ
For surfers of different generations, San Diego’s Rob Machado brings to mind different visions. Surfers of Gen X likely remember Machado as a standout member of the innovative, tail-sliding,...
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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 signing Pacific Northwest post-punkers Nirvana, as...
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Hardcore Urban Core: Our new issue is entirely about Downtown Jax
In 2012 or so, with a handful of bars, distinctive dining options, and music venues—specifically Burro Bar, Underbelly, 1904 Music Hall, and Club TSI—coalescing around a few square blocks of...
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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. The scene is reminiscent of crafts time in a...
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NEW ISSUE: The Check In
If you’re reading this, it pains me to say, we are not yet living as we once did. How do I know? Well, this is a digital issue, for one. We still can’t print our mag. And, small in relation to the...
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Viva La Void: We’re nearly halfway to keeping print alive!
Last Friday we launched our Viva La Void fundraiser, a not not desperate plea to our readers. See, we make a FREE magazine. Actually we’ve made 115 of them over the course of 10 years. And the mags are...
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From the Archives: Local Legend Rozo’s North Shore Surf Shack
Hanging from the foliage like ornaments on a Christmas tree, a dozen or so small, multi-colored sculptures depicting a miniature wave rider stalling through the trough of relatively hulking wave...
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From the Archives: When Surfing Magazine shut down, editor Zander Morton...
This feature originally appeared in the June 2018 issue of Void Magazine. “Magazines, Christ, they’ll kill you,” former Surfing Magazine Nick Carroll lamented in his heartfelt eulogy to the shuttered...
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Void Recommends | Surf Shacks Vol. 2 is here for inspiration and escapism
No doubt the coronavirus pandemic has forced us to place a greater value on the places we lay our heads at night–one only needs to look at the beaucoup profits racked up by retailers like Lowe’s and...
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Rad Pad Archives | A St. Augustine Tiny Home
This feature originally appeared in Void Magazine, Vol. 9, Issue 9, Rad Pads in January of 2019. From the moment we’re born we’re given a unique and important skill—the ability to look at just about...
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Rad Pad Archives | Royal Purple Springfield Treasure Chest
This feature originally appeared in the January 2019 issue of Void Magazine. Within the royal purple exterior of their century-old home in Historic Springfield, Rick and Laura Minor have created a...
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American Betsch | How Jacksonville’s MaVynee Betsch helped preserve an...
This feature originally appeared in Void Magazine’s September 2020 issue. MaVynee Betsch has been dead for 15 years now, but it can be hard to tell sometimes. Her influence can be felt all over...
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Liner Notes | Our last issue of 2020 means a lot to us
This feature appears as the Liner Notes to Void Magazine’s winter 2020 issue, available at more than 300 locations around Northeast Florida. Does this mean anything to anyone? Apologies for the...
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Void Recommends | All-Local Holiday Gift Guide
If there were ever a year that proved the importance of shopping local, 2020 is that year. Our ALL-LOCAL holiday gift guide is a great place is start supporting the businesses that make our region sing...
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Behind the Cover | Vintage look & other BOLD decisions for 2021
Gluten-intolerant Void Magazine contributor Glenn Van Dyke threw caution to the wind when she dove into Hungry Owl Food Truck‘s version of Kao Soi, a decadent dish popular in Thailand....
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This feature and performance originally appeared on VOID’s site in February 2019. When North Florida heavies Darkhorse Saloon dropped by the Void offices to lay down some tracks, we were certain that...
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#1 in the 904 2021: The Results Are In
#1 in the 904 RESULTS: 2021 While our September issue was our final monthly high gloss Void Magazine that we produce, votes continued to flood in online for our annual survey, the #1 in the 904. Votes...
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