The mall, opened in 1977, has sat largely empty and decaying since 1999. City officials hope this will all change soon.

The Centennial Civic Centre’s fate has been sealed following a council motion that will see the building demolished in 2026.

The Campus Town project, currently scraping and grading a site along Lightfighter Drive, started demolition of another large area along Gigling Road on Monday, as the city of Seaside and developer ...