Sunlight diminishes as golden hour approaches over the pond at the Downtown Crown development in Gaithersburg, Md. on Sept. 7, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Rockville resident Liz LaFrance feeds her 1-year-old pitbull Jujube some Velveeta cheese while sitting on the sidewalks at Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg, Md. on Sept. 7, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Patches of fountain grass that populate the pedestrian walkways around Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg, Md. are lit by the afternoon sun on Sept. 7, 2019.
The late afternoon sun filters on the sidewalk that curves alongside town homes in the Downtown Crown neighborhood on Sept. 7, 2019. (Noella Kertes/jOUR604)
Sidewalk stretches from the Decoverly neighborhood for a half-mile leading into Downtown Crown in Gathersburg, Md. on Sept. 7, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
A brick facade is featured on many shops and restaurants that line Ellington Blvd. in the Downtown Crown neighborhood of Gaithersburg on Sept. 7, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Cumulus clouds are framed by the ladder-like structure that covers the outdoor dining patio in Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg, Md. on Sept. 7, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Symmetrical windows line the townhouses along Crown Farm development on Sept. 10, 2019. The neighborhood was constructed in 2014. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
A single leaf hangs on the cherry blossom tree in the Decoverly neighborhood under a cloudless sky on Sept. 10, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Rockville resident Katie Sirkey (left) shares a moment with Baltimore resident Karen Michael (right) on their second date on the patio outside Crown Wine & Beer in Gaithersburg, Md. on Sept. 7, 2019. The pair met during a karaoke outing. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)