Alex Rickert

Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

IN PICTURES: MARATHON BANDS PRESENT SONGS OF THE SEASON IN ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT

The Marathon Middle and High School bands closed 2023 on a … wait for it … high note. Under the baton of director Chuck Brooker,...

FAREWELL AT SEA: FRIENDS & FAMILY HONOR BENNETT ORR IN HIS RETURN TO THE OCEAN

On Dec. 1, friends and family gathered to pay final respects to Marathon fishing icon Bennett Orr. In a ceremony led by Marathon Church...

MARATHON CITY COUNCIL WEIGHS WASTEWATER SETTLEMENT, BUILDING ALLOCATIONS & VACATION RENTAL CONSOLIDATION

The Marathon City Council closed 2023 with one of its shortest agendas of the year on Dec. 12, but not without consequential decisions for...

BREAKING: KEY COLONY BEACH CITY COMMISSION TERMINATES CITY ADMINISTRATOR DAVE TURNER

Key Colony Beach will conduct a search for a new city administrator following a swift vote not to renew the contract of current administrator...

LIVING, BREATHING HISTORY: SCENES FROM STANLEY SWITLIK’S ‘WAX MUSEUM’

Visitors to the Stanley Switlik cafeteria during the school’s Parent to Kid (PTK) night on Nov. 30 were treated to a walk through history,...

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POPULAR PASTOR AT KEY WEST’S CATHOLIC CHURCH RETIRES

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ISLAMORADA CONTINUES TO DISCUSS FORMER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S DEMAND FOR UNPAID SEVERANCE

Islamorada village officials and representatives of Dan Gulizio, the...

ISLAND ASTROLOGER: WHAT DO THE STARS HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU THIS WEEK?

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