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For Paulina Antczak and Jacson Bevens of Bellingham, the language of love is Polish.

Paulina, 27, was born in Poland and moved to the U.S. when she was 7. When Jacson proposed to her, he had her mother help him write “Will you marry me?” in Polish. Jacson, 32, attached the note to Paulina…

An overview of paintings and works by artist Adam Fung titled "the shape of everything" will open Friday in the Lightwell Gallery at the University of Oklahoma School of Art and Art History.

The exhibition, which spans five years of the artist's career, will remain on…

The computer information systems program at Whatcom Community College was different when John Miller studied at the college more than a decade ago.

“When I went through the program, we were hanging wires from the ceilings, just trying to get things to work,” Miller said.

Terry Buzzard grew up on the northwest shore of Lake Whatcom, not far from the home of Jack Swanson. They were close in age and were the only children in their families, so they played together a lot, often on the lake with their small boats with outboard motors.

“We hung out a lot until…

Laura Engels, 26, is a graduate of Sehome High School and of Western Washington University, with a bachelor’s of arts in theater, in 2012.

She is one of five directors in iDiOM Theater’s 44th “48-Hour Theater Festival,” which runs 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2-3.

“You must be nuts.”

That’s what I keep hearing from friends, colleagues and acquaintances. I am leaving journalism to become a middle school teacher. What does this mean for the Post Independent? Once again, the news staff is losing a Millennial. I am not leaving…

A new permanent public artwork, “Nooksack Middle Fork,” by Claude Zervas, has been added to Western Washington University’s collection of public art and is located in the lobby of ��������’s Performing Arts Center.

A related exhibition, “Forest 3.5.,” runs through Jan. 16 at Western Gallery,…

For Debbie Alvarez's friends and admirers, there's no better way to honor her than by reading and sharing books.

"The magic of story mea­­­­nt so much to her," Mio Debnam, a Hong Kong children's author who befriended Alvarez through the Society of Children's…

An accomplished musician and budding environmental scientist, Bellingham’s Chandra Johnson has overcome tremendous adversity. Her unwavering drive, supportive friends and family, and persistently positive attitude have pulled her through one of the most difficult years of her young life.

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Juliette Machado, a 24-year-old native of Hawaii, is having a busy fall.

She’s helping with the projection design work for “Under the Tree,” opening Thursday, Dec. 10, at iDiOM Theater; her just-completed film, “Ellis Won’t be Dancing Today,” will be shown at Pickford Film Center in…