Thanks for the updates guys and for keeping this thread alive. I'm still alive too; I've just been out of it for a while. I was at Western this morning, and noticed that the
Ellsworth Parking Garage is almost completely demolished. It is unclear if it will be replaced with a new parking deck or something else. It is just listed in the master plan as a future opportunity for potential replacement. So we will keep an eye out.
In other news, foundations for the downtown event center are moving along. I think we can expect to see steel rising out of the ground within a few weeks and I will try to get some more-current photos soon.