Beloit News
Crowd flocks to Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in Reverse
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News - November 26, 2021 BELOIT—There were donkeys, dancers and dazzling lights at the Downtown Beloit Association’s (DBA) Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in Reverse held Friday evening in Beloit. The annual event kicks off...
Beloit businesses gear up for busy holiday weekend following parade
By WIFR ABC23, November 26, 2021 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - This weekend kicks off the countdown to the holidays, especially as we enter parade season. That’s exactly how the city of Beloit kicked things off on Friday ahead of Small Business Saturday. Beloit...
Window Painting
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News, November 23, 2021 From Right: Beloit Memorial High School art students Haliey Heinrich, Maeghan Schumacher, Ven Jones and Mady Schamp paint a holiday scene in the window of the Beloit Daily News office, 444 E....
Retailers get creative to deal with product shortage as consumers shop in earnest
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News - November 22, 2021 BELOIT—Local business owners have spent months planning and flexing their creative muscles to deal with product shortages this holiday shopping season. With a backdrop of national supply chain disruptions,...
Rock County Rocks & Gems owner brings minerals and miracles to downtown
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News - November 18, 2021 BELOIT - Rock County Rocks & Gems, 312 State St., may bedazzle customers with quartz to jasper, but many believe its owner, Spring Steidl, is the real jewel of the business. Steidl, who is...
Sky Carp flock to Beloit
By Josh Flickinger, Beloit Daily News - November 15, 2021 BELOIT—The baseball team formerly known as the Beloit Snappers finally has a new identity. After a year of speculation, a name submission contest and much social media banter regarding the team’s...
‘Beloit Sky Carp’ new name of Beloit baseball team
By John Clark, ABC 17 WTVO - November 15, 2021 BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — The former Beloit Snappers are now the Beloit Sky Carp, a name chosen and voted on by fans. Beloit Baseball, the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, officially unveiled their new...
DBA Grand Lighted Parade in Reverse set for Nov. 26
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News - November 15, 2021 BELOIT—The Down Beloit Association (DBA) is planning its Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in Reverse on the day after Thanksgiving—Friday, Nov. 26 from 6-8 p.m. DBA Executive Director Shauna El-Amin said the...
First indoor farmers’ market hosts more vendors
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News - November 7, 2021 BELOIT—The first winter farmers’ market of the year in downtown Beloit kicked off on Saturday with the popular weekly event transitioning indoors as the temperatures begin to drop. The Downtown...
Trick-or-Treaters go downtown
By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News - October 31, 2021 BELOIT—Children collected treats and adults visited with the Farmers Market vendors Saturday during the Halloween Parade and final outdoor Farmers Market of the season. Farmers Market vendors and about...