Beloit News
Two Beloit businesses among only 500 receiving Backing Small Business grants
Alex Gary | July 2, 2024 BELOIT - Two local small businesses will receive $10,000 each to upgrade the look of their stores thanks to grants from American Express and Main Street America. Bountiful Beloit and Chic & Unique were two of just 500 businesses across the...
Beloit Art Center features work of Rockford Art Guild
Clint Wolf | Jun 30, 2024 Updated Jun 30, 2024 BELOIT — Works of Rockford Art Guild artists and the creations of Nancy Mayhew will be featured at the Beloit Art Center in July. The First Friday Gallery Reception will be held from 5 — 7 p.m. July 5 at the...
Demolition, riverwalk project to begin in downtown Beloit
The project will start indoors with no impact to traffic, although a few parking spots will be blocked off. By Ally Horst | Published: Jun. 28, 2024 at 4:16 PM CDT BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - A vacant building in downtown Beloit will soon be demolished to make way...
Beloit’s outlaw building has interesting history
Alex Gary | Jun 27, 2024 Updated Jun 28, 2024 BELOIT — The history of the East Grand Avenue building that curiously extends over the Rock River dates back to 1892. And for more than 100 years Wisconsin state officials have wanted the building gone, according to...
Crews to demolish downtown Beloit building to make way for riverwalk
Caroline Dade | Jun 27, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WKOW) -- Starting next week, crews will start work to demolish a building on East Grand Avenue in downtown Beloit. The work will make way for a public riverwalk and a new building. The city said the first phase of work...
Beloit demolition to begin on East Grand Ave.
Isabella Ferak Jun 27, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. -- A project to demolish the building at 80-100 East Grand Ave. in downtown Beloit will begin its first phase next week, the City of Beloit announced Thursday. The city said the planned public-private development...
Work on riverfront development in Beloit starts next week
A vacant building hanging over the Rock River in Beloit is coming down to make way for a new river walk and four-story commercial/residential building. The project to demolish the building at 80-100 East Grand Avenue in downtown Beloit begins next week. ...
Ultimate Taylor Swift Fans Shop in Small Wisconsin Town
By: Michelle | Published June 12, 2024 It's always Taylor Swift season in Beloit, Wisconsin thanks to a custom apparel shop that's stocked the shelves with your favorite Taylor tchotchkes. For anyone who thought loving Taylor Swift was just a craze, by now you...
Fridays in the Park returns to downtown Beloit
Visit Beloit’s summer lunchtime concert series returns to the First National Bank Plaza. Public Relations Specialist Savannah Schnidler says Fridays in the Park will happen every Friday from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. through September 20. Schnidler says the event...
Rockford’s Biggest T-Shirt Store is Opening a New Location in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Stateliners are freaking out, Rockford Art Deli is opening a new location in Beloit, welcome 'BAD.' Downtown Rockford, Illinois is in pretty good shape these days. We have thriving restaurants, a new fancy hotel, boutiques popping up everywhere...