There are 109 article(s) tagged graceland:

• August 2020

  • Miss USA, Graceland-style, set in November

    The Miss USA pageant will be broadcast from Graceland on Nov. 9, the Miss Universe Organization announced Monday, Aug. 31.

    By Wayne Risher August 31, 2020

  • City Council Scorecard: The veto and the override

    The City Council Scorecard also looks at a police reform measure that fell short of seven votes and failure of Graceland's plan to open a manufacturing plant with a vocational school in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2020

  • City Council rejects Graceland plan for Graves Elementary

    The Memphis City Council voted down plans Tuesday, Aug. 18, for a manufacturing facility and vocational school at the old Graves Elementary School site in Whitehaven. The project was the latest stage of an expansion of Graceland's presence in Whitehaven that includes a hotel-resort and an entertainment complex.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020

  • Fans mourn Elvis in abbreviated ceremony, livestream

    Elvis Week ended with an abbreviated version of the annual candlelight vigil, commemorating the death of the iconic entertainer. 

    By Jared Boyd August 15, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Elvis Week gets ‘modified,’ ‘immersive’ (and more)

    Those who are showing up for the pandemic version of Elvis Week are getting a first look at new interactive exhibits – "Elvis Movie Match Game," "Elvis Yourself" – that will become permanent fixtures at the complex across from Graceland.

    By Chris Herrington August 13, 2020

• July 2020

  • Graceland to offer virtual Elvis experiences

    Instagrammable moments will mark Graceland's COVID-19 edition of Elvis Week.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 28, 2020

  • Tennessee Supreme Court agrees to hear Graceland appeal of lawsuit dismissal

    The state appeals court late last year upheld the dismissal of one in a series of lawsuits by Graceland challenging the FedExForum contract. The lawsuits specifically challenged the clause that forbids public financing of arenas that would compete with the Forum. The appeal to the state Supreme Court could revive the lawsuit.

    By Bill Dries July 28, 2020

  • Graceland pares down Elvis Week in pandemic

    A free, reservation-only version of the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil will feature social distancing and smaller crowds.

    By Wayne Risher July 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • Elmwood cradle gardeners tend roots of history

    There are thousands of cradles graves at Elmwood. Slowly, in pockets and bunches, they are being planted by a troupe of volunteers finding particular solace tending a cemetery in a pandemic.

    By Jane Roberts June 09, 2020

• May 2020

  • Some Graceland workers have left the building

    Graceland Holdings managing partner Joel Weinshanker said the tourist attraction has permanently laid off less than 20 people whose jobs couldn't be justified during lean times for tourism.

    By Wayne Risher May 22, 2020

  • Herrington: Alone in the Jungle Room and other notes as Graceland reopens

    How do you measure 6 feet of social distance in Elvis speak? Where the Memphis Zoo stenciled 6-foot markings of snakes and alligators on the ground when they reopened, Graceland has gone with six gold records or six teddy bears.

    By Chris Herrington May 21, 2020

  • Graceland hotel trims staff by 101

    The Guesthouse at Graceland has laid off 141 workers who had been on temporary furlough since mid-March because of COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher May 19, 2020

  • Graceland tours fit for a President part of COVID-19 comeback tour

    Graceland is reopening with mansion tours reduced to 25% of capacity. Operators bill it as an opportunity to "walk in Elvis' footsteps like never before."

    By Wayne Risher May 18, 2020

  • Planners turn thumbs down to factory proposed by Graceland executive

    The Graceland-related proposal to build a light-manufacturing plant amid Whitehaven residences should be rejected, the Office of Planning & Development recommends.

    By Tom Bailey May 12, 2020

  • City could allow some tourist attractions, museums to open in Phase 1

    Parts of Memphis’ $3.5 billion a year tourism industry could make a comeback as soon as next week. The city will vet reopening plans on a case-by-case basis.

    By Wayne Risher May 04, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 20: Graceland closing through at least April 3

    The total number of Shelby County cases is up to 30, and Shelby County Schools is scrapping its plan to provide lunches for students due to a Central Nutrition Center employee testing positive for COVID-19. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 23, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 21: Health official says spread continuing in families, workplaces

    The total number of Shelby County cases is up to 42, and the Shelby County Health Department says the increase is "not unexpected because testing has increased, especially by commercial laboratories.” 

    •MATA to implement social distancing on buses, trolleys

    • Gibson’s Donuts to close temporarily
    • Alcohol Commission approves beer with to-go orders

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 23, 2020

  • Closings, vacancies accelerate as Memphis tourism braces for downturn

    It's eerily quiet at Memphis area hotels and tourist attractions as coronavirus precautions expand and visitors cancel travel plans.

    By Wayne Risher March 17, 2020

• January 2020

  • Graceland to host ‘General Hospital’ fan celebration

    Actors will share memories from the show, answer questions and sign autographs during the event. 

    By Elle Perry January 15, 2020

  • Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schilling recount stories on Elvis’ 85th birthday

    Hundreds of fans visited Graceland to celebrate the King of Rock 'n' Roll's birthday, a celebration that will continue with events through Friday, Jan. 11.

    By Christin Yates January 08, 2020

• December 2019

  • Appeals court backs dismissal of Graceland lawsuit against city, county, Grizzlies

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals has upheld dismissal of a 2018 lawsuit against the City of Memphis, Shelby County government and the Memphis Grizzlies by Elvis Presley Enterprises over Graceland’s plans to build a 6,200-seat arena on its Whitehaven campus.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2019

  • Pork Report cites Shelby, Memphis for ‘wasteful spending’

    Memphis and Shelby County grab the attention of the Beacon Center in its annual Pork Report focusing on government spending for private projects, much of it targeting funds and incentives handed out by EDGE.

    By Sam Stockard December 11, 2019

• October 2019

  • A big hunk o’ dinosaur love at Graceland

    Graceland’s visitors are getting younger, with an increase in traffic by 25- to 44-year-olds. When families arrive, they want something nearby for kids to do. Exhibits like Expedition: Dinosaur, on the grounds until January 2020, address the need.

    By Jill Johnson Piper October 25, 2019

• August 2019

  • Graceland Holdings winding down as operator of Prince estate

    Graceland’s operator is bowing out in October after three years as manager of Paisley Park, the Minnesota private estate and studio complex of the late musician Prince.

    By Wayne Risher August 28, 2019

  • Herrington: Lights burn bright as Elvis faithful flock to annual vigil

    Forty-two years after Elvis' death, fans from around the world gathered at Graceland for the annual Candlelight Vigil.

    By Chris Herrington August 16, 2019

  • Graceland adds more guests for Elvis Week 2019

    Graceland has announced more guests for Elvis Week 2019, the nine-day event scheduled for Aug. 9-17 that celebrates Elvis Presley’s life and legacy and commemorates the 42nd anniversary of his death.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 05, 2019