A resident of Lake Anne Fellowship House has died after he suffered second-degree burns over 58 percent of his body in a kitchen fire Monday.

Fairfax County Police and Fire Rescue crews were called to the elderly housing community at 11450 North Shore Drive about 5 p.m. on Monday.

A maintenance man at Fellowship House responded to a smoke alarm at one of the apartments. Upon entry, he found the resident, a 77-year-old man, lying on the kitchen floor on fire, police said.

The fire was quickly extinguished with blankets and 911 was called. The police helicopter, Fairfax 1, flew the patient to the Medstar Washington Hospital Center’s burn unit.

The patient was able to make a statement that while cooking, he caught himself on fire. The man died just before midnight.

One person was injured in a two-car crash at South Lakes Drive and Ridge Heights Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Fairfax County Police said the driver of a Toyota Prius was heading southbound on South Lakes and was broadsided by the driver of a Lexus sedan, who was trying to turn onto South Lakes from Ridge Heights.

The accident occurred about 2:15 p.m. One driver was taken away by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

South Lakes drive was briefly closed, but re-opened about 3 p.m.

Sign of the season: Reston Town Center’s outdoor skating rink is now open.

The rink, located in the RTC Pavilion, is open daily (11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday) through mid-March. Visit the skating pavilions website for additional extended holiday hours.

The skate shop (adjacent to the rink) is stocked with over 500 pairs of skates ranging from toddler to men’s size 13, in both figure and hockey styles. Beginning skaters can try the double-bladed, flat edge skates to walk across the ice until they are ready for single-blade skates.

Costs:

• Adult Admission: $10
• Youth (under 12) /Senior (55+)/Military Admission: $9
• Skate Rentals: $5
• 10 Admission Pass: $85
• Season Pass: $195
• Family Season Pass: $395

On Nov. 4 and 5, the pavilion will host the annual Character Counts! fundraiser. Reston’s Character Counts! program will receive 50 percent of skating proceeds to support character and citizenship development in schools and the community. Rain dates: November 11 and 12.

Fairfax County officials announced last week that Reston will be part of Capital Bikeshare by late 2016 or early 2017.

Planners envision 130 bikes and 13 stations, all north of the Dulles Toll Road, as an additional way of getting people from the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station (and future Reston Parkway station) to Plaza America, Reston Hospital Center, the Reston Regional Library and other points.

Fairfax County’s first bikeshare system will begin here, with the goal of eventually expanding to Tysons Corner, Herndon  and Merrifield, said Fairfax County Bicycle Coordinator Adam Lind.

Lind says there are already more than 1,000 residents of Fairfax County who have Capital Bikeshare memberships.

Will you use the bikes? Take our poll.

An elderly man suffered second-degree burns in a kitchen accident in Reston on Monday night, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said.

The 77-year-old was taken by medical helicopter to Medstar Washington Hospital Center with life-threatening injuries, said fire rescue spokesman Lt. Dan Schmidt.

Fire and Rescue officials are not releasing the location of the incident to protect the privacy of the victim, said Schmidt.

A car was intentionally set on fire at the Total Auto Parks and Paint Store in Herndon on Sunday, and authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects.

Fairfax County Crimesolvers said the suspects also attempted to ignite the building but were unsuccessful.

Town of Herndon Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were called to the businesses at 850 Station Street in Herndon about 5 a.m. on Sunday.

Nearby residents reported hearing a loud explosion, authorities said.

An investigation determined the fire was intentionally set near several vehicles and the building’s exterior. The vehicle was destroyed.

Anyone with information on the fire or the suspect(s) responsible is asked to contact Fairfax County Crime Solvers. Tipsters may submit a tip electronically by visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477).

A $100 to $1,000 cash reward will be paid for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. As always, callers never have to give their names or appear in court.

Tuesday, Nov. 3 is election day. Do you know where your precinct is located?

Here is a primer for all things Election Day 2015.

If you are unsure of you polling place, put your address in this polling locator tool from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

You need an acceptable form of ID to vote. See a list of ID types from Fairfax County.

Get up to speed with this sample Hunter Mill District Ballot.

In the Hunter Mill District:

Supervisor — Incumbent Cathy Hudgins (D)  is running unopposed.

Virginia Senate — Incumbent Janet Howell (D) is running unopposed.

Virginia House of Representatives — Incumbent Ken Plum (D) is running unopposed.

Fairfax County School Board: Incumbent Pat Hynes is running for re-election against newcomer Mark Wilkinson.

There are also three At-Large School Board seats up for grabs. Here is who is on the ballot:

• Robert E. “Bob” Copeland
• Omar M. Fateh
• Jeanette M. Hough
• Manar A. Jean-Jacques
• Peter M. Marchetti
• Ryan L. McElveen *
• Ilryong Moon *
• Burnette G. Scarboro
• Theodore J. “Ted” Velkoff *
• – Incumbent

Additionally, Sheriff Stacey Kincaid is running for re-election against Bryan A. “B. A.” Wolfe; and Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon S. Bulova is being challenged by Arthur G. Purves and Glenda Gail Parker.

Voters will choose a new Soil and Water Conservation Director for the Northern Virginia District and a new Clerk of Courts.

Fairfax County voters will also be presented with bond issues — a $315 million school bond (which would aid in renovations for Herndon and South Lakes High Schools, as well and Langston Hughes Middle School), and a $151 facilities bond. Part of the facilities bond will go towards replacing the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Station at Wiehle Avenue and Sunset Hills Road, as well as a new animal shelter

Cold Spoon Frozen Yogurt has shut its doors at Hunters Woods Village Center.

The locally owned store had operated at Hunters Woods since March of 2014, part of a wave of self-serve frozen yogurt stores that popped up around Reston.

Several of them have come and gone in the last few years, including Yogiberry at Reston Town Center and South Lakes Village Center. Remaining are Iceberry at Reston Town Center and Sweetfrog at Northpoint Village Center.

If you have a gift card with a balance on it, Cold Spoon says to email them at [email protected]. Send a picture of both sides of the card and they will mail you a refund.

A new Pho restaurant, Pho 88, is slated to open in the Cold Spoon space at 2312 Hunters Woods, Reston Now previously reported.

Halloween 2015 fell on a Saturday, which meant there was a full slate of parties and family events around Reston.

At Lake Anne Plaza, costumed pets paraded on the waterfront at the second annual Howl-o-ween. At Reston Town Center, hundreds of children, their parents — and even more — pets roamed Market Street for daylight Trick-or-Treating at participating stores.

Hopefully, you had a safe and fun holiday too.

Photos by Sweet Memories Photography (Lake Anne) and Don Renner (Reston Town Center)

Updated 2 p.m. Monday with description of suspect and victim.

A fight in the bar at Clyde’s at Reston Town Center ended with a man stabbed with an unknown object and taken to Reston Hospital Center.

Fairfax County Police said they were called to Clyde’s about 1:21 a.m. on Sunday for a report of an aggravated assault.

A 24-year-old Vienna man and his 26-year-old girlfriend from Fairfax were at the bar when an unknown man approached and started to flirt with the girlfriend. A verbal argument began between the boyfriend and the unknown man and it escalated into a physical altercation, police said.

The unknown man produced a knife and allegedly cut the boyfriend and then fled. The suspect was described as Hispanic, wearing a black jacket, a white shirt and blue jeans.

The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131 .

The Kiss & Ride Lot at Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride will be moving to a new temporary location, effective Monday.

Construction activity for Metro’s Silver Line phase 2 is expected to begin this weekend.

Crews will be clearing the area needed for the installation of the water and sewer utilities that will serve the future Herndon Metro Station now under construction in the median of the Dulles Toll Road/Airport Road.

A temporary Kiss & Ride lot will be will be located in the surface lot directly across from the Park & Ride facility’s garage entrance. Ten parking spaces have been reserved for Kiss & Ride Drop-Off.  Vehicles entering the temporary Kiss & Ride Lot will turn right and follow a counter-clockwise pattern through the lot.

Here is what you need to know:

To access the Temporary Kiss & Ride Lot from Sunrise Valley Drive take the first right into the surface parking lot and bear right.  Follow the circulation pattern to the reserved parking spaces or continue around the lot to the Kiss & Ride Drop-Off curb.

To access the Temporary Kiss & Ride Lot from the Eastbound Dulles Toll Road, take Exit No. 11 and stay to the right.  Follow the directional signage to the Temporary Kiss & Ride Lot.

To return to Dulles Toll Road eastbound from Temporary Park & Ride Lot, turn right out of the lot and turn left at the intersection.  Follow the roadway around to the Dulles Toll Road Toll Booth.

Phase 2 of the Silver Line, including stations at Reston Town Center, Herndon, Route 28, Dulles International Airport and Ashburn, is expected to open in early 2019.

Herndon Monroe Kiss & Ride/Credit: FCDOT

Employees and regular visitors of Herndon’s Frying Pan Park are mourning the loss of Percheron draft horse Jesse, a popular park attraction who died this week at age 35.

For years, Jesse was a part of the duo known by park visitors as Jesse and Michael. Jesse’s horse friend and work buddy Michael died in September 2013 at age 34.

At Frying Pan, Jesse and Michael could usually be found pulling wagon rides and other antique farm equipment for demonstration purposes. When not working, they would be grazing in pastures with the other farm animals, or standing in their stalls waiting for the next child to be helped up by their parent to pet the strong horses’s soft noses.

“The farm will look a bit vacant for right now without Jesse,” said Todd Brown, a Fairfax County Park Authority operations manager. “Jesse was a wonderful part of Kidwell Farm and will be missed.”

Brown was formerly the site manager for Frying Pan Farm Park. He helped find Jesse and Michael years ago when new draft horses were needed. The park was once home to eight Belgian draft horses, all of whom were related (two aging parents and their offspring).

The park authority says some horses were sold, and the others were not up to the task of working. Eventually, they found new homes too.

So Brown went searching and found Michael and Jesse. Brown got a call from the Virginia Horse Association, which told him of two horses in Manassas. In a 2013 Park Authority article, he recalled meeting the two identical horses, who were named after Jesse Jackson and Michael Jackson.

Brown said he was skeptical the pair was ready for the rigors of life at Frying Pan Park — until the rep hitched them to a wagon and they drove down busy Route 234.

“Cars were crossing the horses’ faces at about 60 miles per hour,” Brown recalled. “The horses just stood there. Then a slap of lines on their backs, and the team pulled out onto 234 in a gap between cars. Our mouths looked ready to catch bugs. The horses started trotting and remained under great control. Cars flew by, cars turned, cars passed us. Jesse and Michael could not have cared less. I was sold.”

Jesse and Michael embarked on years of pulling Santa’s sleigh, letting little hands pet their manes, and enjoying the farm demonstrations. They went into semi retirement about five years ago.

“In my 22-year park career, including days at Frying Pan and now at agency headquarters, I have had hundreds of great days,” said Brown. “But the best days are by far the ones spent behind the butts of those gentle giants. … So I thank Michael and Jesse for that and for so much on behalf of thousands who forged their own experiences because of the team.”

“I am proud to say that I was the first person to drive those horses at Frying Pan Farm Park and the last one to have them in harness there. Drive on guys, you will be missed.”

Michael and Jesse/Courtesy Fairfax County Park Authority

Boston Properties has completed the final part of a transaction that makes the company the sole owner of Reston Town Center.

The company recently  completed the second part of a large land deal with Beacon Capital Partners, a process that began more than three years ago, the Washington Business Journal reported.

Boston Properties exercised its option to acquire Beacon Capital’s 50-percent stake in office/retail complex Fountain Square — the two large office buildings with ground-floor retail near RTC’s Mercury Fountain — for about $100.9 million in cash and about $105.6 million in assumed mortgage debt, the company disclosed in an earnings statement.

With the deal for the 759,000-square-foot Fountain Square, Boston Properties owns pretty much all the space at RTC.

In 2012, Boston Properties made a deal to buy Fountain Square up to $385 million (about$474 per square foot). It contributed $87 million for a 50-percent stake in the Beacon Capital affiliate that owned the property, with an option to acquire Beacon Capital’s remaining 50 percent stake as long as it did so before October 2016. The Washington Business Journal recognized the deal in 2013 as the best suburban office sale of the year.

Meanwhile, Boston Properties will begin work soon on Blocks 4 and 5, the last remaining undeveloped parcels at Reston Town Center. The new construction will add up to 549 residential units and nine levels of underground parking to the approximately 235,000 square feet of retail space, 524,000 square feet of office space, more than 1,000 residential units and 2,830 public parking spaces already at the town center.