Weinshanker says city, Grizzlies holding up council OK on Graceland expansion
Elvis fans sign the wall in front of Graceland during Elvis week. Graceland managing partner Joel Weinshanker says the city and the Memphis Grizzlies front office are blocking the Graceland development deal over 80,000 square feet of new soundstages. (Daily Memphian file)
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.
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