If you’re a dog lover and want to help a dog in need, then 11-year-old Monte is hoping you’ll adopt him from the Humane Society of Broward County.

Ken Keechl, an attorney who pioneered LGBTQ family law in Florida, has passed away. The news was announced on social media by his friend, the Rev. Joel Slotnick. “Absolutely shocked and saddened to hear about the sudden passing of friend Ken Keechl. He was an amazing man who cared so much about the community. So many roles in government, too, aside from being a great attorney.”

This is the first of a two-part series in the upcoming propose hotel in Wilton Manors, speaking directly with the developer of the project.

Wilton Manors is getting its first hotel and the developer has a career spanning four decades, numerous booms-and-busts, and is still very much in the game. The hotel’s investors all possess backgrounds in real estate, but most lack lead developer Mark Ellert’s hotel experience.

The Florida Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted its annual ceremony for its Sunshine State Awards August 25 at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale, where they observed a moment of silence for Norm Kent, co-founder and publisher of the South Florida Gay News.