Recent issues

Established in 1899, The Independent is Kansas City’s longest-running magazine.

Recent issues

Established in 1899, The Independent is Kansas City’s longest-running magazine.

Issue
10.31.26

October 31, 2026

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October 17, 2026

10.17.26

issue
10.03.26

October 3,  2026 

Recent ARTICLES

All hands were on deck as Bottoms Up for Babies set sail with a “Yacht Rock” theme, making a big splash for HappyBottoms’ mission of securing diapers for our community. Funds raised will help provide more than one million diapers for local babies. After all, staying dry is the goal!

Teresa Doty, Mollie Hammond, Maureen Lehman, Kristal Ronnebaum, board member; Jessica Swaters, Dana Arth, Anna Shamo, Jenny Curran, and Brittany Glynn
Guests danced the night away!
Belinda Biagiotti and Evan Tripp
The Yacht Rock Band

Featured in the October 31, 2026 issue of The Independent.

Photo Credit: Laura Eagle

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