Beloit News
Community Construction Zone helps youngsters build dreams
Clint Wolf | September 30, 2024 BELOIT - Children, teens and parents will be able to explore how construction workers, plumbers and electricians do their jobs during the fourth annual Community Construction Zone set for 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. ...
Deviate brings unique art works to downtown Beloit
Clint Wolf | September 29, 2024 BELOIT The artist known as Mushka creates art using a toy from the 1960s Etch A Sketch. The tablet-like toy has two knobs one to draw vertical lines and one to draw horizontal lines. That is why he describes this art as a...
These two Wisconsin hotels won Michelin Keys, the newest Michelin Guide award
Maia Pandey and Catherine Messier | September 26, 2024 If you're looking for some of the most luxurious hotel stays in the country, you don't need to go further than Wisconsin: two Wisconsin hotels have earned Michelin Keys in the latest distinction awarded by...
DEVIATE to feature fire spinners, skin art, glass blowing and more
Zack Goodrow | September 25, 2024 BELOIT -- Featuring the bold and provocative, DEVIATE is returning to downtown Beloit on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Third Street and Ironworks Drive. The interactive event including live performance artists, bands and visual art, will...
Demolition in downtown Beloit will pave way for Riverwalk, future development
John Clark | September 23, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Crews have begun to demolish a vacant building on East Grand Avenue which will usher in future development. According to the City, contractors began working to remove rooftop units on the building at...
Oktoberfest features music, food and hammerschlagen
Clint Wolf | September 22, 2024 BELOIT — Jill and Kelly McCafferty are well acquainted with German culture, and particularly with Oktoberfest celebrations. The McCaffertys were ready to hoist a stein with their friends Becky and Tom DeVlieger on...
Demolition to begin on downtown Beloit building, making way for Riverwalk project
Juliana Tornabene | September 20, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Work to demolish a building in downtown Beloit is set to begin as the city makes way for a public riverwalk and private redevelopment in the area. City of Beloit noted work to remove rooftop...
Demolition on downtown building in Beloit to begin Monday
Carey Men | September 20, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. -- A new addition will soon be made to the City of Beloit. That is because the city will start the process of demolishing a building at 80-100 East Grand Ave. Contractors working on the building will start...
Discover Wisconsin’s La Crosse & Beloit, fall getaways for Chicagoans
Catie Keogh | September 18, 2024 As fall settles into the Midwest, Chicagoans like me begin craving a peaceful escape from the city. Luckily, just a short drive away, La Crosse and Beloit, Wisconsin, offer the perfect mix of natural beauty and small-town charm....
Downtown Beloit Association to present Oktoberfest
Zack Goodrow | September 18, 2024 BELOIT As summer quickly turns to fall, the Downtown Beloit Association is celebrating the seasonal switch and German culture with another Oktoberfest Festival. The Association's second biggest fundraiser of the year is set for...