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.
LITTLE PLAYERS, BIG BATS: MARATHON YOUTH CLUB’S OPENING DAY ON THE DIAMOND
Coaches, families and players – and their fresh new jerseys – descended on Marathon Community Park on Feb. 22 for Opening Day of the...
500 OR 3,500? MOONEY, RODRIGUEZ BILLS DIFFER ON EVACUATION, PERMIT NUMBERS, TIMELINES
A year of debate among Florida Keys residents and government officials over the future of development in the islands will spill over to the...
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS HARM FISHERMEN
For South Florida’s commercial fishermen, the effects of red tides on their operations have become a grim annual reality.
The tides, named for when overproduction...
G.O.A.T. TALK: RECOVERING FROM THE SUPER BOWL SWEATS
Well, that was close.
At the risk of losing readership, I’m gonna let you all in on a secret: Born and raised in Rhode Island...
NEW COURT DECISION COULD BE A BENCHMARK FOR TAKINGS CASES IN THE KEYS
As the Florida Legislature prepares to ponder laws that could shape the future of building rights in the Keys, a recent court decision in...
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