IN PICTURES: ST. PAUL AME CHURCH HOSTS ‘BLACK HISTORY IN THE PARK’ CELEBRATION

Volunteers cook and serve delicious food available for all guests.

Marathon residents gathered for a “Black History in the Park” celebration on Feb. 25 at Jessie Hobbs Park, hosted by Pastor Larry White of St. Paul AME Church. For more than five hours, guests enjoyed delicious food, fun and games, while taking in artistic and spoken celebrations of black history.

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.