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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For the Oct. 15 edition of The South Florida Roundup, Nancy Klingener wrote about what she's learned from absurd Google Alert results and how people view where they are in South Florida. -
The Florida Keys are famous for their bridges — mostly the ones on the Overseas Highway. But some smaller, older bridges on one island are causing headaches for the residents of one island, Duck Key.
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The wild, whimsical prints that were key to the success of Lilly Pulitzer's clothes in the 1960s and '70s were the work of an artist from Key West named Suzie Zuzek. She's finally being recognized at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York.
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The Key West Airport has already shattered its record, with more than a million passengers this year. The airport director says a planned new concourse will fix crowding problems. It's scheduled to open in late 2024.
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Key West's top building official held off on condemning the 110-unit condo, but said he wants to see life-safety repairs made immediately and a plan for longer term fix within 45 days.
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More than 500 people died when the steamship Valbanera sank in a hurricane off Key West in 1919. But the ship, and its story, have never gotten the attention of other wrecks in that region. Marine archaeologists are hoping a recent expedition to the site will change that.
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After the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside in late June, many buildings in South Florida got new attention. The city of Key West is taking action on one older condo.
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Fantasy Fest usually brings tens of thousands of people to the island, culminating in a big Saturday night parade. Organizers announced Monday that the parade, along with street fairs, are canceled this year.
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Three young historians with a long family history in Key West are highlighting the island's Black history in a video made for a Virginia museum.
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Monroe County has the highest COVID-positive percentage in South Florida, at 22.4%, and a Monroe County commissioner has been hospitalized after testing positive over the weekend.
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Pelican Shoal off the Lower Florida Keys was once home to the state's largest colony of endangered roseate terns. It disappeared after hurricanes in 2005 — but has recently resurfaced and the birds have returned.
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The annual two-day lobster mini season is controversial in the Florida Keys — and sometimes dangerous. This year there are some new efforts to make things safer for lobster hunters and the environment.
