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.

It will at least November until Reston’s first nanobrewery opens its doors.

Lake Anne Brew House owners Jason and Melissa Romano purchased the former Singh Thai space at 11424 Washington Plaza last spring. They said they hoped to be open by October.

In a post on the business’s Facebook Page earlier this week, the owners said everything is “just WAITING to be hooked up and brewed on and start brewing some beer,” however Fairfax County Health Department regulations have stalled the process. And the regulations are taking extra time because this will be Fairfax County’s first nanobrewery.

“To make a long story short, there are some legislative changes happening in the Commonwealth, and at a local county level here in Fairfax,” Lake Anne Brew House said on Facebook. ” We are working hand-in-hand with the Fairfax County Health Department currently to get our plans reviewed and approved, a very time- consuming and untimely step that we never anticipated having to take.”

“Once their review is complete, we can finish our build-out, install our equipment and start brewing some beer. Our ABC and TTB [Alcohol, Tobacco and Trade] licenses are approved, and we are ready to roll as soon as the county gives us the green light.”

A nanobrewery  — a growing segment of the craft beer market — is a small microbrewery operation, typically producing fewer than three barrels at a time. A barrel is typically 31 gallons or two kegs.

When the brew house opens, the beer will be made on-site in the former kitchen space. There will be bar and inside seating, as well as seating on the deck overlooking Lake Anne.

Under Virginia law, breweries can sell pints of beer on site without the need for food service. Food service is required at bars. There won’t be a kitchen at Lake Anne Brew House, but Melissa Romano said previously they will sell simple snacks (similar to food operations at a winery) to go with the beer.

Photo courtesy Lake Anne Brew House

If you are facing a Halloween candy overload next week, here is a way to unload some, give back, have some fun and even earn a little money.

Reston orthodontist Stephan Tisseront is holding his annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back event on Monday from 12 to 4 p.m.

If you bring leftover candy to the event, $1 per pound will be donated to Children’s National Medical Center; $1 per pound will be given back to the candy donor; and all candy will be sent to U.S. military troops overseas.

This is the 10th annual post Halloween candy buy-back at Dr. Tisseront’s office.

Since Monday is a school holiday, there will also be carnival like fun for all ages, including Hot Apple Cider, Temporary Tattoos, Balloons, and a raffle for prize at 3:45 p.m.

Tisseront Orthodontics is located at 11720 Plaza America Dr. The event will be outside, in the plaza in front of the office.

Previous Tisseront Candy Buy-Back/ Reston Now file photo

Not Your Average Joe’s, the new restaurant headed for the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill at 1845 Fountain Drive in Reston, plans to open in December, according to the NYAJ website.

The Massachusetts-based chain signed a lease in August. Construction crews are busy remodeling the space.

The building has been vacant since Macaroni Grill abruptly closed its doors in December of 2014.

The new tenant came somewhat as a surprise as Spectrum, owned by Lerner Enterprises, plans a massive, mixed-use development at what is now a strip shoping center.

Nearly three years ago, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved 774,879 square feet of non-residential use; 1,422 multifamily residential units (with 12 percent set aside for affordable housing) in seven new residential buildings; and underground parking for Spectrum.

No final plans or permits have been filed with Fairfax County, and some development sources think the redevelopment could take about 10 years.

NYAJ has more than a dozen locations nationwide, including Virginia locations in Woodbridge and Leesburg.

NYAJ’s menu includes $1 oyster Happy Hour on Mondays; stone hearth pizza; custom burgers; a wide selection of beer, wine and speciality cocktails; and a large kids menu.

Rendering of NYAJ Reston/Credit: NYAJ

Reston’s Chick-Fil-A, located at 12160 Sunset Hills Rd. completed its remodeling and reopened on Saturday.

The restaurant had been closed since late August to receive a complete overhaul.

Improvements include new equipment inside; an expansion to dual drive-thru lanes; and new landscaping.

The Reston location had also removed the children’s play area in favor of more seating, store management said on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

Cow topiary part of landscape improvements at Reston Chick-fil-A/Credit: Chick-fil-A via Facebook

Jersey Mike’s Subs will open in Reston on Wednesday.

To mark the grand opening, the owners of the new location of the sub shop at 2254 Hunters Woods Village Center (former location of Dairy Queen) will hold a fundraiser to help support three neighborhood schools.

Franchise owners Greg Switaj and Brian Deeth said they are circulating 10,000 coupons in the community offering a free sub for a minimum of $2 contribution that will go to Dogwood and Terraset Elementary Schools and Langston Hughes Middle School.

Customers must have a coupon to be eligible. The promotion will run Oct. 28 through Nov. 1.

“Greg and I are excited to open in the Reston community,” Deeth said in a release. “We have been around for five years and as we continue to grow as a company we are able to open in communities that we have been looking forward to opening in. By supporting the local schools we are able to support families from different parts of the community and support kids who may one day work for us here in the store.”

Jersey Mike’s locations nationwide have have raised nearly $13 million since 2010 for worthy local charities and have distributed more than one million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes.

The Hunters Woods location will be open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.

Reston Town Center’s newest store will open on Friday.

Bluemercury, located at 11924 Market St., is part of a locally founded chain of beauty product stores that feature spa services. The company is now owned by Macy’s.

Bluemercury sells brands such as Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone, Le Mer, Laura Mercier, NARS and Molton Brown. The Reston location will eventually offer spa services such as waxing, eyebrow shaping and facials.

Other local locations include the original store in Georgetown, Fairfax Corner, Clarendon and Bethesda.

While selling a selection of high-end brands not found at some stores, bluemercury will have lots of competition at Reston Town Center. Cosmetics megastore Sephora is located nearby, as is the new Joe Grooming men’s salon, an Origins store, an Aveda store/spa, L’Occitaine and two beauty salons.

Reston Town Center has a new salon, and this one is just for men.

Joe Grooming, a McLean-based men’s hair, shaving and skin care line, recently opened its first dedicated retail store and salon at 11944 Market St. The location formerly housed PR at Partners salon, which moved to a larger space on Democracy Drive, also in Reston Town Center.

The men’s salon sells Joe Grooming products, as well as offers hair cuts and shaves.

“When you step into the shop you will notice the welcome mat which reads, HELLO RESTON, as we are thrilled to be in Reston Town Center,”  Joe Grooming founder Dan Kliska said in a release.

Kliska has teamed with Reg Laws, owner of the 16 PR at Partners salons, to open the first Joe Grooming store.

“You’ll see a blue bathtub, a symbol of our social responsibility movement, and the USA signage that represents our American pride,” said Kliska. “You’ll begin to feel the vibe of the Joe Grooming brand. It’s a place where men can relax, experience high-quality professional grooming services, and simply feel part of the Reston community.”

Joe Grooming says its products are made with a core of natural ingredients. It also participates in a “Get One, Give One” program, where for every product purchased, one is donated to charity. Local charities include Cornerstones, FamilyPASS, Northern Virginia Family Service and SHARE of McLean.

The salon is open seven days a week. Visit Joe Grooming’s website for appointments and more information.

Joe Grooming will have a grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at 5:30 p.m.

A new pizza place is coming to Reston’s Plaza America.

MOD Pizza has filed permits to renovate the space at 11642 Plaza America, which was vacated by Vie De France in October 2014.

MOD Pizza is a Seattle-based franchise founded in 2008. It opened its first Washington, D.C.-area store earlier this year in Silver Spring, part of fast growth that the company founders hope will be 100 stores by 2016. Another Northern Virginia store is planned for Gainesville.

The restaurant is a fast-casual concept. Customers choose from a variety of speciality pizzas or create their own. The pizza is ready in about five minutes. Pizzas start at $7.47.

The usual toppings such as pepperoni, cheese and sausage are available, but so are hot buffalo sauce, siracha, feta and arugula.

Photo Courtesy of MOD Pizza

Reston is getting another Asian restaurant. Local owners have filed permits to open Pho 88 Reston at 2312 Hunters Woods Village Center.

That location is currently the address of Cold Spoon frozen yogurt. Cold Spoon has occupied the space since March of 2014. A Cold Spoon  employee could not confirm whether the yogurt shop was permanently closing.

Reston has only one other Vietnamese restaurant: Pho Reston 75 at Tall Oaks Village Center.

Pho is traditional Vietnamese noodle soup with variations on additions such as beef, chicken, pork and vegetables.

Gary Cohen, founder of Reston-based Health Care Without Harm, is among 24 people named as a 2015 MacArthur Foundation Fellow.

The fellows will receive what is commonly known as a “genius grant” — a $625,000 grant to aid their work.

Cohen, who is lives in Boston but commutes to Reston, is a “social entrepreneur and activist spurring environmental responsibility in health care both in the United States and abroad,” says The MacArthur Foundation.

According to the foundation:

American hospitals have historically been major contributors to environmental pollution, largely ignoring the damage to local communities and environments caused by extensive use of harmful chemicals in medical devices, toxic cleaning agents, reliance on fossil fuels, and disposal of waste via incineration.

Cohen has led a paradigm shift in the perceived responsibility of health care providers, from a narrow, patient-centered duty of service regarding individual health to a broader obligation to also “do no harm” to surrounding communities, their residents, and the global environment.

Cohen founded Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) in 1996 to bring attention to the problem and to propose practical, economically viable solutions.

It was HCWH’s attention on the use of mercury, once used in thermometers and other medical devices, that helped lead to its virtual elimination in the United States. a global treaty says mercury will be phased out everywhere by 2020.

HCWH is also credited with playing a leading role in reducing the number of carcinogenic-emitting waste incinerators in the United States from 5,600 in the late 1990s to fewer than 70 in 2006.

Cohen is also the founder or co-founder of other organizations aimed at similar environmental results, including the Healthy Hospitals Initiative, a data-driven platform that guides hospitals in purchasing safer chemicals and healthy food and implementing energy efficient technologies, and Practice Greenhealth, a U.S.­-based membership organization for hospital systems to share best practices, information, and tools for environmentally responsible patient safety and care.

Cohen received a B.A. (1978) from Clark University and studied at the University of California at Berkeley (1983-1984). He served as executive director of the National Toxics Campaign Fund (1989-1993) and co-founded the Military Toxics Project (1991-1994), before co-founding Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) in 1996.

Cohen is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, India, which provides free medical care to the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal.

He was awarded the Champion for Change for Climate Change and Public Health by the White House in 2013.

Photo: Gary Cohen/Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Reston Town Center is getting a salon for men only.

Joe Grooming, a McLean-based company that makes its own line of men’s products such as shampoo, conditioners, skin care, shaving products and hair gel, plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store at 11944 Market Street.

That address was formerly home to PR at Partners hair salon, which closed last Sunday in order to move to a new location on Democracy Street at Reston Town Center.

Joe Grooming says the Reston location will be “an innovative concept in the men’s professional grooming industry.”

In addition to products, the storefront will also offer haircuts, hot shaves and beard grooming.

Joe Grooming says all of its products are made in America and packaged with eco-friendly materials. The company also supports a Get One, Give One model in which it supports local organizations such as Cornerstones and Northern Virginia Family Service with each purchase.

No opening date has been announced.

That stretch of Market Street is undergoing a bit of a beauty boom. Bluemercury, a high-end beauty products store and salon, is slated to open this fall at 11918 Market Street. Sephora, a similar store for makeup and skin care, is also located on Market Street.

Reston has a new Japanese restaurant. Bento House Sushi, Noodles & Grill opened its doors last Saturday.

Owner Eric Zhou said he spent months looking for the right “high-concentration” location that offered a mix of businesses and residences. He found what he was looking for at 11790 Baron Cameron Ave., in a former chiropractor’s office at the Home Depot Center).

Zhou spent five months renovating the space, which now offers no-frills Japanese at very reasonable prices.

“At Reston Town Center, restaurants are very expensive,” said Zhou, a Restonian who has managed several franchise restaurants but is setting out as an owner for the first time. “I wanted to open some place with a good environment and consistent, quality food.”

All of the dishes are made on-the-spot from fresh ingredients, he said. By offering fast food-style service, the savings is passed on to the diners, who can get a full meal at Bento House for about $10.

Some of the specialities:

Bento Boxes: Choice of chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon or tofu (with rice or noodles and mixed vegetables) $6.15 to $8.95. Deluxe bentos, add four pieces of California Roll and a Spring Roll for about $1.50 more.

Sushi and Sashimi, $1.75 per piece.

Traditional Rolls (i.e., California, Avocado, Spicy Tuna Roll, Shrimp Tempura Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll), $4.50.

Speciality Rolls (i.e., Rainbow Roll, Dynamite Roll, Volcano Roll), $10.95.

Bento Ramen with pork belly $9.95-$10.45.

Salads and sides such as edamame ($3.50), tempura ($4.95) miso soup ($1.95) and seaweed salad ($3.95).

Bento House is open Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Reston’s Ben & Jerry’s store has closed its doors.

As of Sunday, the windows at the store at 11928 Market Street were papered over and a sign is on the window saying the store is closed — but just temporarily until it reopens at another Reston Town Center spot.

We’re Mooooooving!!!

Sorry — we’re closing temporarily.

We will re-open a few yards up the street soon.

Look for our mobile cart in a week!

Ben & Jerry’s management did not say where the new store will be located, but the PR at Partners beauty salon located at 11944 Market Street will soon be available as that business is relocating to a new space on Democracy Drive, also at Reston Town Center.

Meanwhile, a new tenant for the Ben & Jerry’s space has filed renovation permits for the space. Fairfax County permits identify the new tenant only as a “future tenant” but do not provide a name of the business.

Photo by Jennifer Heffner