There are 105 article(s) tagged graceland:

• June 2019

  • Pat Benatar, fireworks to be featured at Graceland ‘All-American July 4th Weekend’

    Graceland will hold a number of events during at its "All-American July 4th Weekend" July 4-7 including live music, activities for kids, and more.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 29, 2019

  • Council delays Graceland vote, warns EPE against changing terms

    Memphis City Council members delayed a vote Tuesday setting up Tourism Development Zone funding to partially finance an $80 million expansion of Graceland.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2019

  • City Council returns to stalled Graceland development deal

    Memphis City Council members return Tuesday to Graceland’s expansion plans, specifically a delayed development plan outlining the terms of the expansion in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2019

  • Whitehaven residents lobby for Graceland expansion

    Elvis Presley Enterprises leaders met with Whitehaven residents Monday to ask them to support EPE in its dispute with the city of Memphis over funding for expansion plans at Graceland.

    By Elle Perry June 04, 2019

• May 2019

  • Herrington: Six thoughts on Graceland and the FedExForum lease

    An ongoing spat involves two Memphis institutions, one legacy (Graceland), one a modern creation (Grizzlies), and both central to the city’s identity.

    By Chris Herrington May 30, 2019

  • Weinshanker says city, Grizzlies holding up council OK on Graceland expansion

    In a "Behind The Headlines" interview, the managing partner of Graceland says the Memphis Grizzlies front office is blocking the deal over 80,000 square feet of new soundstages that it contends could be used as a new arena competing with FedExForum.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2019

  • Graceland Exhibition Center opens Saturday with exhibits on Ali, Earth and motorcycles

    Remember the Wonders series? Graceland hopes to open new horizons to Elvis Presley fans and Memphians with the new Graceland Exhibition Center, which opens Saturday.

    By Wayne Risher May 23, 2019

  • Graceland TDZ mistakenly shortchanges public schools

    Tourism development zones provide little to no direct benefit to public schools from growth in local sales taxes, despite public statements to the contrary over the years.

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Goat Yoga, Violent Femmes and Real Memphis Wrestling

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers May 15-21.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 15, 2019

  • Strickland says city watching coming tax sale of Firestone plant site closely

    On "Behind The Headlines," Mayor Jim Strickland said North Memphis critics of the Memphis 3.0 proposed land use and development plan want the city to turn over the former Firestone plant site to them for uses other than manufacturing.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2019

  • Council again delays Memphis 3.0 and Graceland decisions

    The Memphis City Council Tuesday delayed a vote on the Memphis 3.0 plan after a vocal critic filed a lawsuit against the council in federal court. The council also delayed for fourth time a vote on a Graceland expansion agreement.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 plan and Graceland agreement await council’s return after three-week break

    The Memphis City Council returns to action Tuesday with Memphis 3.0, a Graceland expansion and $150 million in bonds for Memphis International Airport on the agenda, among other items.

    By Bill Dries May 07, 2019

• April 2019

  • Whitehaven, Elvis Presley Boulevard top ‘paving season’

    A $43 million streetscape project on Elvis Presley Boulevard between Brooks Road and Shelby Drive features all LED lighting and hopes for new business along Whitehaven's main street.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2019

  • After 6-year delay, Elvis Presley Boulevard project to move forward

    City leaders will gather Thursday near the intersection of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Brooks Road to mark the beginning of construction on a $44 million streetscape improvement project that kicked off six years ago.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2019

  • City Council returns to Memphis 3.0 plan, Graceland development deal

    The City Council is scheduled Tuesday to take the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 plan and to vote on the agreement between the city administration and Graceland for further expansion of Graceland’s Whitehaven campus.

    By Bill Dries April 02, 2019

• March 2019

  • EDGE holds Graceland TIF public hearing, approves Midtown project

    A public hearing on Graceland expansion drew no public comments, and changes to a tax abatement agreement for Midtown apartments sailed to easy approval Wednesday.

    By Wayne Risher March 21, 2019

  • Council delays Graceland development plan, first reading of 3.0 plan

    The council also delayed the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines and approved the Poplar Arts Lofts project. And the council got a first hand look at the FedEx "same day bot" to be tested on Memphis streets this summer.

    By Bill Dries March 19, 2019

  • Council to vote on Graceland development plan

    A Graceland master plan that does not include an arena tops Tuesday's Memphis City Council agenda. Also on the agenda is the Poplar Arts Lofts project and a discussion about urban art.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2019

  • City and Graceland break standoff over Whitehaven expansion minus arena

    The city and Graceland appear to have an agreement that allows the Graceland master plan to move ahead in some form beyond litigation over an arena that has been a part of the plan.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2019

  • Memphis @ 200

    A yearlong series of stories will chronicle the past, present and future of Memphis as part of the city's bicentennial celebration in 2019.

    By Ron Maxey March 04, 2019

• February 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Chris Jenkins named Saint Francis Hospital- Bartlett COO
    • Airport board OKs surveillance, parking system contracts
    • Amazon to fund computer science courses in seven Memphis area high schools

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 22, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Shelby County Court Clerk to appear before State Supreme Clerk on expungement case
    • Alpha Kappa Alpha pledges $100,000 endowment to LeMoyne-Owen
    • Sales, net income rise at Mueller Industries
    • Memphis woman to be guest at President Trump's State of the Union address
    • Building permit filed for Germantown location of The Container Store
    • Juvenile Court monitor to submit final report
    • Fred's Inc. announces appointment of CEO and three other top executives

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 05, 2019

• January 2019

  • Fans flock to Graceland to celebrate Elvis’ birthday

    Elvis fans gathered on Tuesday to celebrate what would have been the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday during the annual proclamation and cake-cutting ceremony on the front lawn of Graceland in Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Graceland releases Elvis birthday celebration schedule

    Graceland has released the schedule of events celebrating what would have been Elvis Presley’s 84th birthday next week.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 26, 2018

  • Graceland says it’s willing to delay arena plans to get money for other attractions

    There are plans to make two more Hallmark movies in Memphis next year, according to the managing partner of Graceland Holdings LLC.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2018