Nancy Klingener
ReporterNancy Klingener covers the Florida Keys for WLRN. Since moving to South Florida in 1989, she has worked for the Miami Herald, Solares Hill newspaper and the Monroe County Public Library.
She is a Spring 2014 graduate of the Transom Story Workshop. She is on the board of the Key West Literary Seminar.
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NewsIt's been more than three years since Hurricane Irma destroyed more than 1,000 homes in the Florida Keys. Some people have rebuilt, some have left. Now there's a new alliance planning to replace a trailer park with more substantial (while still affordable) housing. -
NewsMuch of the economy in South Florida relies on tourism — especially the Florida Keys. And that's another way people have been suffering during the coronavirus. The city of Key West has a recovery plan that focuses on both business and humanitarian needs.
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NewsSince the pandemic started, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary staffers have not been allowed to scuba dive. They can't check on the coral reefs, fish and other habitats and animals the sanctuary is there to protect. That's about to change.
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NewsFantasy Fest is the biggest event of the year in the Florida Keys. It was canceled this year because of the pandemic. But die-hard partiers plan on carrying on the costume and scant-clothing tradition, despite concerns from locals.
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NewsThe Key Largo neighborhood that was flooded for more than three months last year — and is flooding again now — got some help Wednesday when Monroe County installed temporary flood barriers.
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NewsThe 14-day average of percentage positive COVID-19 tests is over 5 percent in the Keys — a key indicator for public health experts. But a local health official cautions that small numbers can make a big difference in the relatively small county.
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NewsHorseshoe crabs have been around for a long time. Hundreds of millions of years. But their population has never been assessed in Florida. And the state is looking for help from citizen scientists to gather data.
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NewsFrom city hall meetings to federal hearings, the coronavirus has at times widened the public discourse — and at other times made it more difficult.
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NewsA Key West city park pavilion originally dedicated to Confederate soldiers has been renamed and rededicated — this time to 'One Human Family,' the Southernmost City's official motto.
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NewsThe city of Key West is scheduled to consider renaming and rededicating a pavilion in a city park that was built to honor the soldiers and sailors of the Confederacy — despite the fact that Key West stayed in Union hands throughout the Civil War.
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NewsAround the country, monuments celebrating Confederate leaders and slaveholders are being removed from public spaces. Key West has a Confederate memorial in a city park — and now a city commissioner wants to change its name.
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NewsIn the Florida Keys, health officials are fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19. But they've also got another fight on their hands. For the second time in a little more than a decade, there's an outbreak of dengue fever on the island chain.
