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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Sister Louis Gabriel went through devastating storms in 1909, 1910 and 1919. She guided local students to build a grotto based on the one at Lourdes, and invited people to pray there. -
For as long as Key West has been around, booze has been a big part of island life. Historian Cori Convertito takes us on a tour through time of Key West's bars, saloons and grog shops.
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The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's Restoration Blueprint would add Pulley Ridge in the Gulf of Mexico to its boundaries, in addition to putting additional protections on more than 450 square miles around the Keys.
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Some public boat ramps in the Upper Keys are closed, while the parking lots for others are expected to fill quickly over the holiday weekend. And a Fourth of July parade will mean traffic holdups in Key Largo Monday morning.
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The oldest newspaper in the Keys, the Keys Citizen, will now reach its subscribers through the U.S. Postal Service.
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With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for kids from 6 months to 5 years old expected as early as next week, Florida is in the national spotlight. It was the only state not to request the vaccine from the federal government.
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With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for kids from 6 months to 5 years old expected as early as next week, Florida is in the national spotlight. It was the only state not to request the vaccine from the federal government.
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WLRN's Nancy Klingener revisits the Key West's bocce courts, one of the places that helped make the island feel like home decades ago.
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Almost five years after the Category 4 storm crossed the Keys, local governments still have millions to spend in voluntary buyout programs — but in one city, a deadline is coming up fast.
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Monroe County commissioners want to raise the residential height limit from 35 to 40 feet, so homeowners who elevate their houses won't get 'squished.'
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Navy Capt. Elizabeth Regoli became commanding officer of Naval Air Station Key West Thursday, in a time-honored Navy traditional ceremony with bells, pipes and a brass band.
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A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on a closely watched abortion rights case would overturn the Roe vs. Wade abortion ruling after almost half a century, leaving it to Congress and state lawmakers.
