Angelica Wells

2 weeks ago | caplinnews.fiu.edu | Angelica Wells |Carolina Alvarez |Carolina Álvarez

Hidden by gardens and tall banyan trees just south of Greynolds Park on West Dixie Highway is a sanctuary boasting Gothic architecture and a compelling history. The Ancient Spanish Monastery is, “the oldest building in the Western Hemisphere,”  according to tour guide Elise Lindley. Built in 1141 in northern Spain, it was disassembled by America’s most famous newspaper baron, William Randolph Hearst, and shipped to America in the 1920s.

3 weeks ago | biscaynetimes.com | Angelica Wells |Carolina Alvarez |Carolina Álvarez

Dionne Thompson moved from Jamaica to Miami when she was 33 years old with her four children. She’s a single mom who drives trucks and cleans alleyways for the village of Miami Shores. On May 23, her youngest daughter, Shakalah graduated from law school at Boston College after seven years on a full-ride scholarship. “I’m a tough mama,” said Dionne. “I don’t cry. But on the 23rd, I did.” Shakalah is proof that anything is possible.

1 month ago | caplinnews.fiu.edu | Angelica Wells |Carolina Alvarez |Carolina Álvarez

Dionne Thompson moved from Jamaica to Miami when she was 33 years old with her four children. She’s a single mom who drives trucks and cleans alley ways for the village of Miami Shores. On May 23, her youngest daughter, Shakalah will graduate from law school at Boston College after seven years of full-ride scholarship. “I’m a tough mama,” says Dionne. “I don’t cry. But on the 23rd, I will.”Shakalah is proof that anything is possible.