There are 10 article(s) tagged Elvis Presley Boulevard:

• June 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: MATA’s long haul, death of a car lot and the fine print of term limits

    The latest edition of the Council Scorecard features a number of unanimous votes.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2022

  • City Council rejects used-car lot on Elvis Presley Boulevard

    The council also discussed the riverfront’s Cobblestone Landing, a blight and illegal dumping task force and police escorts for Donald Trump’s Southaven speech.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2022

  • City Council to take final vote on partisan primaries

    The ballot question would be the second amending the city charter in this election year. Also on the budget are Memphis Area Transit Authority funding and the city’s blight problem.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2022

• January 2022

  • Application for affordable housing project in Whitehaven pulled

    A statement announcing the withdrawal of the application, sent by councilman JB Smiley, came Thursday, Jan. 6, just one week before it was to be presented to the Land Use Control Board. 

    By Julia Baker January 07, 2022

• November 2021

  • New Christmas ornament decorations hang in Whitehaven

    Ornaments shaped like snowmen, stars, poinsettias and snowflakes hang on light poles along Elvis Presley between East Brooks Road and East Shelby Drive. 

    By Julia Baker November 26, 2021

  • Workforce housing developer wants to transform Whitehaven hotel

    The hotel at Elvis Presley Boulevard would be One Stop Housing’s third property in Memphis. 

    By Rob Moore November 11, 2021

• August 2021

  • Popular West African restaurant looks to new Whitehaven location

    Tounkara opened his eponymous restaurant in 2019, in a small strip on Raines Road, very near the Memphis International Airport, serving such staples as goat curry, chicken peanut stew and jollof rice. 

    By Chris Herrington August 30, 2021

• October 2020

  • Going strong in Whitehaven: Piano’s Flowers & Gifts

    Some people have asked but the owners of Piano’s flower shop say there is no reason for them to leave the Whitehaven community.

    By Linda A. Moore October 11, 2020

• 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