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.
$289K salary, fallback provision headline proposed Marathon City Manager contract
Last month, the Marathon City Council picked their successor for the city’s top post. This month, they’ll settle the price and conditions.
The council is...
In pictures: Marathon cheerleaders take over Miami Dolphins halftime show
The Miami Dolphins may have left the field at halftime at Hard Rock Stadium on Aug. 28, but another school of Dolphins was there...
In Their Own Words: Meet the new teachers at Stanley Switlik Elementary
There are new faces at the front of the class at Stanley Switlik Elementary School this year – but a few will be more...
Best of Marathon: Con-tree-versy rocks Local Celebrity voting
We all thought the heavy politics would die out with the primaries on Aug. 18.
We didn’t know how wrong we were.
Ladies and gentlemen, for...
Marathon cheerleaders set to perform in Dolphins’ NFL halftime show
The Marathon Dolphins cheerleaders are going pro for a weekend.
When their NFL counterparts sent out an invitation earlier this year to the team’s annual...
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