The Washington Star is one of America’s most historic and iconic news institutions.

Founded in 1852, by Capt. Joseph Borrows Tate as the Daily Evening Star, the paper was purchased the following year by William Douglas Wallach, a Texas surveyor turned publisher who shortened its name to The Evening Star and added a Sunday edition.

From modest offices on Pennsylvania Avenue’s “Newspaper Row,” it grew into one of the most influential dailies in America. Under the stewardship of the Kauffmann and Noyes families in the 1930s, the Star led the nation in advertising revenue, its pages packed with extensive coverage of Congress, the White House and the federal bureaucracy. It was respected for its fairness and depth.

The paper’s fortunes faded in the 1970s amid rising costs, television competition and a fierce rivalry with The Washington Post. Time Inc. acquired it in 1978 in a last-ditch effort to save it, but circulation and advertising continued to erode. On Aug. 7, 1981, after 128 years of continuous publication, The Washington Star filed for bankruptcy.

Now, The Washington Star is back and fully committed to the very same editorial legacy. The Washington Star’s long silent voice will be restored to our nation’s capital.

The Washington Star is published by The Washington Star Company.