Spring
2025

Welcome to the Spring 25 Issue of The District Recorder, proudly presented in the month of July (well past the end of spring)! A lot has happened in the city over the past few months, including cherry blossoms, the swarms of people coming to see cherry blossoms, Pride celebrations and a military parade. Either way, it has been a rough season for anyone looking to avoid street closures and detours. Speaking of getting around town, Automatic Train Operation is finally back on all metro lines. WMATA has also decided to completely flip the game board on bus routes and naming, confusing riders everywhere as well as a handful of their own drivers. With that we wish a fond farewell to the institution that is the late night X2 and get down to the content for this issue!

A Run Through the Blossoms

The latest running of the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run yields action and a long standing history.

Where is this?

The Evening Star Building

The Evening Star was, for a time, DC’s newspaper of record. In print from 1852 until 1981 under various names, it first found notability in its coverage of Civil War battles. The Evening Star the home of famous journalists and cartoonists, such as Clifford K. Berryman, and amassed many accolades for its investigative journalism and biting satire. However, with the advent of television and increased suburbanization, the publication was unable to adapt to the new market conditions. This, combined with a number of scandals (including an attempt by the apartheid era South African government to purchase the paper) led to the newspaper’s bankruptcy and eventual downfall.

Doors of DC