Before the Appalachian Exposition or the Tennessee Valley Fair, Chilhowee Park was a destination known as Beaman's Park.

Community advocates spoke up to support the projects but expressed deep frustration over the city's lack of engagement with ...

A vote set for Tuesday could decide what the future of Chilhowee Park will look like. The Knoxville City Council will vote on ...

A vote to approve the plan is set to happen Tuesday evening at the Knoxville City Council meeting, but there’s a push to delay this.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — City councilmembers voted unanimously to delay a final vote on a proposal that would sell about 13 acres ...

Around 30 neighbors from the Chilhowee Park area gathered on Monday evening to voice their concerns about a proposal to ...

After a lengthy discussion, council members voted to delay the matter two weeks until the next meeting to offer more conversations with the public.

Knoxville City Council members on Aug. 19 will vote whether to sell a 12.7-acre piece of Chilhowee Park to the Emerald Youth Foundation so the nonprofit can build a sports complex on the city's east ...

Move the Muse; let Emerald build Knoxville City Council got it half right on August 19, 2025. The council voted 8-1 to ratify the contract to move Muse Knoxville to the Jacob Building at Chilhowee ...

The City of Knoxville has a deal in place with Emerald Youth Foundation for the nonprofit to buy part of the park.

City leaders noted that Chilhowee Park’s name indicated it was a park, but that it was actually an exhibition center. The agreement between the city and Vreeland was reached Thursday afternoon.

The city of Knoxville, however, insisted that Chilhowee Park was not a park, but rather a public assembly and entertainment venue, keeping the gun ban in place. More online: Read the settlement [PDF] ...