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.
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT DECISION COULD MEAN BIG PAYOUTS FOR A MARATHON PRIVATE ISLAND
A landmark lawsuit that could shape the future of takings cases in the Keys may head all the way to the U. S. Supreme...
THIS WEEKEND: ENJOY ISLAND LIGHTS & A FESTIVE NIGHT AT THE PIGEON KEY HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Drive over the Seven Mile Bridge at night, and the sunset isn’t the last glow you’ll see.
The island of Pigeon Key is already ablaze...
IN PICTURES: 7 MILE SANTACON BRINGS THE NORTH POLE TO THE TROPICS
Unsuspecting bar patrons may have wondered what hit them as a wave of Kris Kringles, reindeer, candy canes and elves descended on five Middle...
‘HAVE YOU SUFFERED ENOUGH YET?’ MARATHON MOTHER GIVES BIRTH ALONE AFTER ICE DETAINS HER HUSBAND
On Nov. 18, Marathon resident Liennys Escalona gave birth to a baby boy. If he had been born a month earlier, her husband, Dasnier...
BUS CARRYING MARATHON SOCCER TEAMS CATCHES FIRE; NO PLAYERS WERE HURT
The Marathon High School boys and girls soccer teams averted disaster when a bus carrying the squads to a game in Miami went up...
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