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.

GLOWING REFLECTIONS: THREE HOLIDAY BOAT PARADES DELIGHT THE MIDDLE KEYS

Salt water and electricity don’t mix … unless it’s December in Marathon. The second weekend of the holiday month brought three back-to-back boat parades to...

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...

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