Good morning, Portage.

The original owner of Antique Kitchen is set to reopen the restaurant with its staff after an unexpected closure on Jan.

25, with renovations underway and a planned reopening on Sunday, Mar. 1 on South Westnedge Avenue where it has served locals since 1971.

Western Michigan University has renamed its $110M dorm to Valley Oaks.

The residence hall, under construction for 1,016 first-year students, will open this fall (the new name honors local legacy and reflects nearby red oak trees).

Portage residents have begun receiving new trash and recycling carts as the city prepares to switch to a single-hauler waste system next month; households in Zone A will get their carts the week of Feb.

16 while current Waste Management customers continue using their existing containers.

WMU's Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to issue a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that lets the university begin talks with Kalamazoo County to transfer day-to-day management of Asylum Lake Preserve; if finalized, the county will assume stewardship while WMU continues its research and educational use.

Flu season is affecting Portage schools as Moorsbridge Elementary closed Thursday — deep cleaning is planned and parents are urged to vaccinate children — and the school will reopen Monday.

Two homes in Portage's affordable neighborhood have gone under contract, showing local real estate activity is picking up.

Listing agents will share more pricing details soon.

The Oshtemo Township Planning Commission will review a revised 48-acre development plan tonight on West Main Street.

The Ferlito Group proposal includes a Kroger, a gas station, restaurants, a coffee shop + apartments and 329 single-family homes in lieu of duplexes.