D.C. considers new security rebate

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New Security Rebates

D.C. Council is considering a bill to help small businesses buy security cameras and broken glass sensors. The District already provides rebates to residents who buy cameras to monitor their property. It’s meant to help improve security and prevent small business break-ins, like the ones in AdMo earlier this year. [WTOP]

Amtrak is Coming for Crystal City

Amtrak says it could begin construction on a station in Crystal City in 2025. There’s also a planned pedestrian bridge to connect the train station to Reagan National Airport. [Washington Business Journal]

Racist Roads Get Rectified

Loudoun County is almost done renaming roads that honored Confederate generals, slaveholders, and segregationists. By September, they plan to complete changing signage and addresses for sections of Route 7 and Route 50, which will impact more addresses and cost more. These changes follow a region-wide trend of removing racist symbols and names, and it’s about time. [DCist]

• Related: D.C. just renamed Marion Barry Avenue, but for positive reasons.

What To Do

🐕 Dog Lovers Comedy | Today | 8 p.m.

Bring your pup to this Improbable Comedy at Bark Social. The theme is denim night, so get decked out. [$20, Bethesda]

👗 1940s Fashion | Thursday | 7 p.m.

Hear from fashion historian John Tiffany about how the industry changed in the 1940s, along with photos and juicy gossip of the time. [Free, Tenleytown]

🪴 Plant & Sip | Friday | 5 - 7 p.m.

Hang out on Jenks & Son’s rooftop garden while you sip on drinks and learn to take care of some plants. [$10, Carver]

🎵 Home Rule Fest Launch | Friday | 7 p.m.

Songbyrd is hosting the first night of the Home Rule music festival with Kassa Overall, FootsXColes, and DJ Underdog. The main fest is on Saturday in Takoma. [$20+, Union Market]

Today on City Cast

The Do’s and Don’ts of Snake Season

D.C. is in prime season for snake sightings. Local wildlife educator Caroline Seitz shares her uncanny love for the scaly, slithery creatures, and she explains what to do when you see one. Hint: don’t kill it!