Zach Goodrow | Jan 22, 2025   BELOIT — 5BAR owner Levi Andersen is a difficult man to describe. Motivated, kind and unique flavors are easy characteristics to identify, but his impact on the community and local art-scene is another story.   Packed with countless fun events, special nights and tasty cocktails, 5BAR, 530 E. Read more…

Clint Wolf Editor | Jan 15, 2025   BELOIT — Anyone looking for some cool winter fun can find it during Beloit’s annual Winterfest, set for Jan. 24 — 26.   The annual event, presented by the City of Beloit Parks and Recreation Division, features skating, craft making, games and other fun.   Activities are Read more…

Clint Wolf | Dec. 30, 2024   BELOIT –– The featured artists and exhibits will be showcased and winners of the Mural Contest will be announced during the First Friday Gallery Reception set for 5 — 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 3 at the Beloit Art Center, 520 Grand Ave.    The Beloit Art Center asked for Read more…

Alex Gary | Dec. 19, 2024 BELOIT – Commercial construction in Beloit in 2024 was more about what came down than what went up.    In 2024, two major eyesores finally were reduced to rubble. The 80-100 E. Grand Avenue building, in downtown Beloit, which was originally built in 1892 as a shoe store, was torn down in Read more…

Clint Wolf | Dec. 8, 2024   BELOIT – Shoppers were scurrying from store to store and children were toasting marshmallows over an open fire Friday as holiday events offered plenty for families to do in the Greater Beloit area.    In South Beloit, Nature at the Confluence hosted a community Tree Lighting and Holiday Read more…

Alex Gary | Dec. 5, 2024   BELOIT – Hendricks Commercial Properties is converting the upper floors of the 311-319 State Street building into 10 loft-style apartments with the units hopefully becoming available   It’s part of a two-phase project for Hendricks Commercial Properties, which plans to upgrade the retail spaces on the street level after Read more…

Clint Wolf | Dec. 1, 2024   BELOIT — Tanya McMullin and her family had staked out a spot on the sidewalk near the Stateline Family YMCA Friday night — a perfect viewing area for the Grand Lighted Holiday Parade.   Although the weather was on the cold side — 21 degrees with a windchill Read more…

Clint Wolf | Nov. 28, 2024 BELOIT — A portion of State Street in downtown Beloit will be resurfaced and railroad crossing technology may be upgraded at several location in the city next year.   State Street (State Highway 213) is scheduled to be resurfaced from the Wisconsin/Illinois state line to Broad Street, which will Read more…

Alex Groth and Claire Reid Milwaukee Jounal Sentinel Nov 22, 2024   Cannon fire will be sounded at Veterans Park on Friday and Saturday during the commissioning of the USS Beloit, the U.S. Navy’s newest combat ship named for a Wisconsin city. The 387-foot-long Freedom-variant littoral combat ship arrived Nov. 17 at Veterans Park, where Read more…

Clint Wolf Nov 18, 2024 BELOIT – The holiday season is in the air in Downtown Beloit as a trove of activities are planned for November and December.    Sales at businesses, visits from Santa, a lighted parade and more will be in store for visitors to the Downtown Beloit business district.    “There’s lots of end-of-year Read more…