With less than a year to opening day of the 2025 baseball season, work is about 60 percent complete on the stadium east of the Old City.
Weekly Watch: Feb. 26-March 3, 2024
Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
2023 Revue: Knoxville City Government
The election provided many of the year’s headlines, while other important stories focused on the housing crisis, safety and public project milestones.
Power Poll: 2023’s Most Important Stories
Survey respondents rank housing, 3rd grade retention, stadium construction and the Tennessee Three as the year’s top stories.
Second Term Priorities
Kincannon pledges to focus on safety, housing, public spaces and quality of life during her final 1,460 days as Knoxville’s mayor.
A Diversity Dilemma
Despite efforts to build capacity, the stadium construction project is struggling to find enough qualified Black-owned firms to meet its contracting goal.
‘No Good Way’
Stadium construction blocks pedestrian and cyclist access between East Knoxville and Downtown.
Breaking Ground in the Bottom
Officials celebrate the beginning of Knoxville’s stadium construction and pay tribute to the history of a neighborhood demolished by urban renewal.
Stadium Bonds Head to an Uncertain Market
A federal default could disrupt closing on financing as construction moves forward.
Diversity Comeback Possible
The stadium project has initially failed to meet its goal for disadvantaged business participation, but more subcontracts are up for grabs.