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.
MARATHON OFFICIALS & FORMER FIRE CHIEF SPAR OVER DISMISSAL
A show of support for recently-fired Fire Chief James Muro from residents and fire rescue personnel, along with a statement from Muro himself, headlined...
FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY MOURNS DIVER LOST TO BOAT STRIKE
State authorities continue to investigate a boat strike that claimed the life of a Florida Keys diver on May 8 near Little Palm Island...
ISLAND MOMS, IN THEIR OWN WORDS: CELEBRATING MOTHER’S DAY WITH SOME OF MARATHON’S FINEST
From school drop-offs to messy high chair meals and worries that keep them up at night, no one feature or headline can define motherhood....
YES CHEF! CARL ‘CHEF FLAVOR’ STANTON WINS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In the Pro Start kitchen at Marathon High School, Carl “Chef Flavor” Stanton is cooking up more than meals – he’s turning on the...
IN PICTURES: MAHI MADNESS FROM THE 20TH ANNUAL BULL AND COW TOURNAMENT
An armada of 53 boats set their sights offshore on May 2-3 in search of the ocean’s fastest-growing fish for the 20th Annual Tom...
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