Just shy of a decade CentrePointe is finished. Wait, to be clear, we mean finished as in gone, not complete. In an attempt to distance itself from a project doomed from the start, Centrepointe has changed its name to City Center just before it enters into its final decade of construction.

Yesterday, in a small private ceremony, friends, family, and a former vice mayor said goodbye to the construction project that had become part of the family. “Just like if your family has an uncle you gave too many chances to and now you’re not allowed to talk about anymore, CentrePointe was part of Lexington’s family,” Jim Gray said before wiping a tear from his cheek and adjusting his braided belt.

Emotions were mixed at the event, as the day was filled with excitement for what’s promised, as well as a somber goodbye to what we’ve previously known. Gray, a noted development critic on Yelp, explained that while today is a milestone in the city’s history he is ecstatic about the change. “I think the name change is smart. It’s not uncommon to see failed projects change their brand, just like the Soviet Union or Time Warner Cable. Who knows, maybe when the project is finished we’ll get lucky and they’ll change the name to a symbol a la mid 90’s Prince.”

The development project formerly known as Centrepointe “died as it lived – unfinished. No matter what the mainstream media says about it.”