×
Subscribe

Subscribe Today

Save almost 50% off the newsstand price!

In addition to receiving 26 issues of The Independent Kansas City’s Journal of Society, your subscription will include our annual publication, the Charitable Events Calendar and a subscription to our e-newsletter, The Insider.

Questions about your current subscription? Contact Laura Gabriel at 816-471-2800.

  • BOTAR President's Tea

    Learn More
  • 125 Years of Tradition

    The Independent celebrates 125 years of Kansas City Tradition

    Read More
  • Kansas City Rose Society

    Wine & Roses

    Read More
  • BOTAR: 75 Years

    Celebrating 75 years of The BOTAR Ball

    Read More
  • KC Shepherd’s Center

    70 Over 70 - The Moonstruck Ball

    Read More
  • Hispanic Heritage Month

    Our Signature issue: Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

    Read More
  • Wayside Waifs Strutt With Your Mutt

    Read More
  • Symphony League "NOVA"

    Learn More

Recent Features

War Horses For Veterans – The Derby Party War Horses for Veterans, founded by Andy and Patricia Brown, held its third annual fundraiser, The Derby Party, on May 4th. More than 400 guests watched the Kentucky Derby race… Read More
BOTAR Presidents’ Tea The traditional BOTAR Presidents’ Tea was held on August 23rd at The Kansas City Country Club, led by Mandy and Meg Burditt, and Martha Gail Hughey and Andrea Hughey and… Read More
Name Dropping – Jorge Soberón-Hernández In just one year, Jorge Soberón-Hernández and his team at Arvest Bank led more than 170 financial literacy classes in Kansas City, helping hundreds of people gain the financial knowledge… Read More
MUSICAL OFFERING: Ensemble opens 25th season with a brilliant glimpse into Bach’s world Christoph Wolff has devoted much of his life’s work to demonstrating not just that music is a unifying force, but that musical research itself can also be a place in… Read More
Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy – Leading With Love
Nearly 500 people gathered at Loews Kansas City Hotel to celebrate Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy’s first five years of service to our community at its Leading With Love galaon September 6th. The highlight of the evening was the heartfelt…
Read More
The Johnson County Library Foundation – Library Lets Loose 2024
The Johnson County Library Foundation’s 2024 Library Lets Loose event was themed, “Top Secret: An Evening of Espionage.” September 21st at a classified location (actually the Central Resource Library), found more than 500 stealthy agents (guests) decked out and enjoying…
Read More
HappyBottoms’ Diaper Bowl 2024
Changing lives (and diapers!) is the name of the game for HappyBottoms’ Diaper Bowl 2024. Held on September 19th at Ameristar Casino, the event drew more than 350 guests, who enjoyed an evening of festive fun, while raising money to…
Read More
Job One – Business Partner Breakfast
October 3rd was the date for Job One’s Business Partner Breakfast. The third annual event was a celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. More than 100 guests enjoyed the program recognizing business partners Colonial Gardens, Commerce Bank, Kansas City…
Read More
Jewish Family Services – Bright Night
More than 300 supporters of Jewish Family Services (JFS) gathered at the historic Madrid Theatre for the organization’s inaugural event, Bright Night. The celebration illuminated the life-changing work done in the community through Jewish Family Services. Three generations of the…
Read More
National WWI Museum – Night at the Tower
On September 28th, Night at the Tower celebrated the National WWI Museum and Memorial and its impact across the globe.Guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of festivities, complete with delicious food and drinks, a live auction, views from the top of…
Read More
Children’s Mercy – 2024 Investiture Ceremony
Children’s Mercy Hospital formally invested three endowed faculty positions at the 2024 Investiture Ceremony on October 10th at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute. Honored were Dr. Brooke Fridley, health outcomes; Stephanie Meyer, nursing leadership; and Dr. Laura Vricella, fetal medicine.…
Read More
Nelson Atkins – Committee of 100 Luncheon
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art welcomed a sellout crowd to the 13th annual Committee of 100 Luncheon on September 17th. Ellen Merriman was the honorary chairman, and Jennifer Johnson Allen and Diane Johnson were the co-chairmen. This year’s featured speaker,…
Read More
Engagement – Kissick
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton Kissick, Jr. of Leawood, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Sue Kissick, to Michael Philip Pappas, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Philip Pappas of Overland Park, Kansas. Katie…
Read More
Wayside Waifs – Strutt With Your Mutt
The 34th annual Strutt With Your Mutt was a fun, furry, and festive way to raise funds to support rescue and care for the homeless animals at Wayside Waifs. The September 29th event featured lots of tail wagging in celebration…
Read More

Give KC – Our Town’s celebration of National Philanthropy Day and Giving Tuesday! Submit your organization by September 6th at this link.