Calkins: Elvis Presley lives! Or his sign does, anyway.
“The bold, metal sign in front of the Visitor Center no longer says ‘LVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD.’ But who fixed it? A quintessentially Memphis institution, of course.”
Topic: Elvis Presley
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July 2026
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Coletta’s to close Appling Road location after almost 30 years
“The place on Parkway, we have that Elvis connection,” co-owner Jerry Coletta said. “We have people just about every day that are tourists, who are Elvis fans.”
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June 2026
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NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland
One hundred fifty bikers will rumble through Memphis this week on the way to raising money for a kids camp. They’ll stop at Graceland and remember when NASCAR great Richard Petty was cast in an Elvis movie.
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May 2026
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Buckley: Kyle Petty on Memphis racing, Elvis, barbecue and more
If IHRA plans materialize, racing will be back at a track where stock cars, trucks, hot rods and dragsters once ruled. But Kyle Petty tips his hat to the Memphis area’s sprint car roots.
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April 2026
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Historic building where Elvis trained in martial arts hits the market
Growlers, a locally owned and operated concert venue, occupies the building at 1911 Poplar Ave.
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October 2025
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Elvis’ alma mater sold for performing arts school, Bayer campus for workforce development project
The Bayer building was once meant to be the district’s new headquarters.
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September 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Did someone really try to steal Elvis’ body?
In what a former Memphis police chief laughingly calls a “goat rodeo from the word go,” three bumbling crooks hatched a harebrained scheme to steal the body of Elvis Presley two weeks after his death. It didn’t go very well.
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August 2025
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Fans young and old, from near and far close out Elvis Week 2025
Fans of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll came to Memphis to celebrate his life and music, traveling from as close as North Mississippi and as distant as Australia.
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Photo Gallery: Elvis fans maintain solemn observance at annual vigil
The annual Candlelight Vigil, the cornerstone event for Elvis Week each year, draws thousands of fans to Graceland on the eve of Presley’s death.
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Man who helped save Overton Park Shell dies
John Larkin was a tireless advocate for the Overton Park Shell, and if not for him and those like him, the Shell might have been torn down and replaced by a parking lot years ago.
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May 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Why is the Memphis NBA team named the Grizzlies? (There’s more to it than you think.)
You know the Memphis NBA team is named the Grizzlies because they moved from Vancouver. But why did the Vancouver team have that name?
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January 2025
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Calkins: He just turned 102! And he’s got stories you might not believe.
T.K. Tanner just turned 102. He’s got stories you won’t believe. And, yes, I asked him the secret to a long life. It’s not what you might think.
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Photo Gallery: Happy birthday Elvis! Fans gather to celebrate the King’s 90th
The event included a cake cutting and the annual proclamation of Elvis Presley Day.
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‘90 for 90’ exhibit to tell new stories of Elvis Presley’s life
The yearlong exhibit, featuring 90 unique items like car receipts and a flight certificate for his dog, will provide a fresh perspective on Presley’s life and focus on lesser-known stories.
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September 2024
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Oprah sits down for a little more conversation with Riley Keough
Oprah Winfrey traveled to Graceland in Memphis for the interview, Riley Keough’s first since her mother, Lisa Marie Presley’s death.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t Be Cruel’/‘Hound Dog’
Elvis’ popularity may have started this week in 1956. That’s when “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”— constituting two sides of one 45 rpm single — reached the top of Billboard's pop singles chart.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Elvis Presley’s ‘Elvis is Back!’
In all, the album comprises the coolest version of the Elvis the public tended to adore and rock puritans resist, mixing great schlock with great art until you can’t quite tell the difference.
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August 2024
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Elvis vigil 2024: Candles, hearts glow at the gates of Graceland
Photographer Brad Vest captured the 2024 Candlelight Vigil, the annual cornerstone event for Elvis Week, at Graceland on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
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Gallery: Sun Studio celebrates ‘That’s All Right’ anniversary
Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., hosted panels and musical performances Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s song “That’s All Right.” Photographer Ziggy Mack was there.
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Here’s what to know about Elvis Week 2024
Aug. 16 marks 47 years since the death of Elvis Presley. Elvis Week 2024 offers fans from near and far a number of ways to commemorate his legacy.
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Elvis landmark reopens to the public after seven-year closure
The mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery where Elvis Presley was interred shortly after he died in 1977 opens again to the public this month after being closed for the last seven years.
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July 2024
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Tour, tribute artist will celebrate Elvis’ 1954 Overton Park Shell show
The tour will be Saturday, July 27, ending with a live performance at Overton Park Shell by Elvis Presley tribute artist Finley Watkins. “This is where, arguably, rock ’n‘ roll hit the world stage.”
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January 2024
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Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in October
A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall.
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The To-Do List: Elvis’ birthday, wrastling and a party for the ‘grrls’
This week, artist Vera Reed celebrates her 90th birthday, the Metal Museum offers a “taste” of the metal arts and there’s a one-mile race to kickstart your resolutions.
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Elvis Birthday Week celebrates his legacy — from beginning to end
Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake.
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