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.
The ‘accidental teacher’: Marathon’s Jan Dorl looks back on 34 years
Jan Dorl calls herself an “accidental teacher.”
Fresh out of the University of South Florida with a degree in advertising and marketing, she was eyeing...
Attorneys spar over manslaughter charges in parasail death case
Just weeks before the captain in a fatal Florida Keys parasailing accident was set to stand trial, attorneys are clashing over which federal charges...
In pictures: Youngsters reel in a good time at 19th annual KCB Kids Fishing Derby
What began with $2,000 19 years ago is now a five-figure charitable event serving dozens of Middle Keys kids.
On June 17, 45 junior anglers...
Charges dropped against former Marathon fire chief
A criminal charge and traffic citation from a highway crash that led to the termination of former Marathon Fire Chief James Muro were both...
Key Colony Beach swears in historic police chief & honors DiGiovanni’s 21 years
The smallest police department in Monroe County just made Florida Keys history.
On June 18, the Key Colony Beach City Commission finalized the installation of...
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