A One Knox Happy Hour

Even when it rains, One Knoxville SC fans chant, cheer and chug through home soccer matches at Covenant Health Park.

Business Roundup: April 2025

Every month we run down notable news items from the area’s business community.

Boyd Sports and the city announce a parking plan for the new stadium that includes dedicated spaces in designated garages and free shuttles.

Pilot Light founder Jason Boardman will bow out at the end of 2025. What will that mean for the future of the idiosyncratic Old City music venue?

Stadium construction blocks pedestrian and cyclist access between East Knoxville and Downtown.

Officials celebrate the beginning of Knoxville’s stadium construction and pay tribute to the history of a neighborhood demolished by urban renewal.

The tab has risen to $114 million, but Boyd’s extended commitment means no additional public funds would go toward construction.

A $20 million development is planned near the stadium site, but warehouse demolition concerns historic preservationists.

Change was a constant in city government this year, from stadium financing to taxes to KPD and more.

Officials say the South Waterfront shows tax-increment financing districts like the one proposed for the stadium area can help spur growth.