1) adding display:none; to #logo in the stylesheet should remove the double text.

2) .centerBoxContentsFeatured a, .centerBoxContentsSpecials a, .centerBoxContentsNew a{ color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; }

change the red part to the color yiou want it to be.

I probably agree about the two column layout if ypu can get all the sideboxes you need in the left column without extending the page a foot and a half below the screen space.

You can get rid of all the banner sideboxes, Who's Online (nobody cares), Reviews and maybe the More Information box.