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.

FROM SMALL TOWN TO ‘HADESTOWN’: MARATHON’S XAVIER MCKNIGHT EARNS SECOND BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR

In 2014, fresh off his Marathon High School graduation, Xavier McKnight took the stage as the centerpiece of a benefit concert at Marathon Community...

A CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL? MAJOR PROJECT IN THE WORKS FOR BOOT KEY HARBOR

Forget Bimini, Cancun and the Virgin Islands. The next target destination of the Caribbean cruise industry is in the heart of the Florida Keys. According...

EASTER ROUNDUP: HOW TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MARATHON

There are very few places on earth that can trade church pews for beach sand at sunrise to celebrate Easter. Marathon’s lineup of services...

LIFE BENEATH THE WAVES: NEW SUBSEA HABITAT DEPLOYS IN KEYS WATERS IN APRIL

This summer, the Florida Keys will play host to the first new subsea human habitat in four decades. In late April, UK-based ocean engineering company...

MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: ANANDA ELLIS

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...

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