Quote Boxes- reading the un-bolded, somewhat faded, black text inside the dark grape quote boxes would be something to work on. Either bold the quoted text and/or lighten the grape colour which appears when a quote is made. Just a thought.
The rest of the upgrade looks good. I miss the previous style as well, but I think it is just a matter of having been use to it and now it's just a matter of getting use to the new style.
Mike, thank you for all the hard work, time, effort, expense, patience and dedication you put into the site. Keep up the great work!