The Knoxville Beer Board on April 29, 2025, approved a series of special-event and regular beer permits and routinely approved applications pending final documentation such as certificates of occupancy, sales tax registration, health-department approvals and surrender of existing permits.

The board chair told applicants at the start of the meeting, “Applicants who are approved pending final documentation need to bring their completed documents to the Business Tax Office during regular business hours.” The chair named staff available to help, including “Mister Byrd from the Business Tax Office, mister Johnson from building and permits, and Metro Drug Coalition, we have Ms. Lemons.”

The board approved special-event permits for Scarecrow Foundation Inc. (Seth Barber); Adopt a Golden (Michelle Hummel) for Golden’s in the Park June 5 and Barktoberfest Oct. 12; the Asian Culture Center of Tennessee (Kumi Alderman) for events Aug. 23–24; Muse Knoxville’s “Beer in Blooms” fundraising event May 1 (Kelly Styles); Bijou Theater (Nathan McGee); and others. The board also approved multiple regular permits and ownership transfers, including HandTac Corporation, Hannah's Cafe Old City, Skybox Bar and Grill, Expectation Knoxville LLC (2201 Kearns Rising Way), HKP Ventures (Kingston Pike and Hardin Valley locations), Just One More Bar and Grill, PHH/PAH locations at Shod Road and Valley View, KHP Knoxville at Parkside Drive, Q Raman (213 North Peters Road) and others.

Throughout the session staff repeatedly noted missing items for some applicants. Mr. Byrd told the board in multiple cases that personnel needed a certificate of occupancy, sales tax registration, health-department approval or the surrender of an existing permit before final documentation would be complete. For example, Mr. Byrd said files for Expectation Knoxville LLC and several HKP/PHH items needed a certificate of occupancy and sales tax registration; the Q Raman application required a certificate of occupancy and health approval; and other applications required surrender of an existing permit.

When applicants were approved pending final documentation, the board approved with the understanding that applicants could pick up the permit when they delivered the outstanding items. The chair reminded applicants that staff would assist applicants through the permitting steps and that completing zoning, parking, inspections or architectural-plan reviews could take time and might require contractors or architects.

The board also handled extensions and postponements: several items were postponed or extended to the May meeting (including a set of items identified as 8A, 8B and 8C and earlier items 7d, 7f and 70), and La Esquina Latina (4103 North Broadway) received an extension to the July meeting (the applicant said she expected to finish within 90 days while structural corrections are completed at the new site).

Most motions passed by voice vote with “Ayes have it.” The board did not provide roll-call tallies in the record for each permit at this meeting; staff will confirm applicants’ final documentation before issuing certificates.