Clint Wolf June 12, 2025 Beloit residents had a new option to relax after work on Thursday with some soothing music. Thursday marked the first Downtown Late Edition concert in downtown Beloit, a new feature at First National Bank Plaza, which will be held every other week through August. The free concerts at the Read more…
Alex Gary June 12, 2025 BELOIT – Under Beloit’s councilor-city manager form of government, Beloit doesn’t have an official mayor, but Julia Rodriguez sometimes feels like an “unofficial mayor.” “People honk and wave at me all the time. I do feel like the mayor,” Rodriguez said as she paused from her work at the Read more…
Alex Gary June 10, 2025 BELOIT – The estimated economic impact of tourism in Wisconsin set a record for the third straight year, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism reported Tuesday. According to the state, tourist sites in 2024 welcomed 114.4 million visits, topping the previous record set in 2019 by more than 1 million. Read more…
Alex Gary | June 5, 2025 BELOIT – The newest downtown residents at 311 and 317 State Street will begin moving in in mid-July as finishing touches are completed on the State Street Studio Apartments. Anyone interested in these apartments will have to get on a waiting list. Taylor Kaurin, assistant real estate manager Read more…
Zack Goodrow | June 4th, 2025 BELOIT — Celebrating 25 years of “Finding Creativity Within,” the Beloit Art Center is offering a wide variety of magnificent artistic displays this summer, while also celebrating a quarter century of art and community in downtown Beloit. An Evening of Art in Downtown Beloit featuring the 25th Anniversary Read more…
Alex Gay June 3rd, 2025 BELOIT — City of Beloit officials have scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony for July 15 to show off the completed section of Riverwalk that will connect ABC Supply Stadium through Riverside Park. Drivers, though, will continue to have to find alternate routes through downtown with the Grand Avenue bridge expected Read more…
BELOIT – The sound of cool jazz music and the smell of spicy Jamaican chicken were in the air Friday as the Downtown Beloit Association kicked off it weekly Fridays in the Park lunch events. Also, there soon will be more music offered in downtown Beloit as the Downtown Beloit Association will launch its Downtown Late Read more…
The boutique, opened by Amie McDonald, offers a selection of home accents, kitchen essentials, handcrafted ceramics, handbags and jewelry. The business also features many products made by local artisans. “I’m also super, super proud, I carry a lot of women-owned businesses in here, which I love, and then I have a couple local makers Read more…
The summer concert series features different local entertainment and restaurants from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every week at First National Bank Plaza. New this year is Downtown Night Edition. From 5 to 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, June through August, there will be live music and businesses open late. Read more…
It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! And today, we head north to Wisconsin as John is joined by Savannah Schindler, Read more…
