Beloit News
Budding entrepreneur taking risk with pizza by the slice
Alex Gary Aug 14, 2025 BELOIT — A former firefighter who is enjoying life much more as an entrepreneur is bringing “a new twist” to the downtown Beloit bar/restaurant scene. A pizza by the slice restaurant. Casey Bellard plans to open the Downtown Den at...
Beloit on list of most affordable places to retire in Wisconsin
Alex Gary August 11, 2025 BELOIT – A national media company that focuses on finding cool travel locations named Beloit as one of the "10 small towns in Wisconsin that are perfect for retiring without breaking the bank." Read full article from Beloit...
Hawaii-Asian food coming to Beloit’s State Street
Alex Gary August 7th, 2025 A Hawaiian-Asian fusion restaurant that first opened in Rockford, Illinois in December, 2023 and has a second spot opening this fall in downtown Rockford will open its third location in Beloit. Poke Green is the first new tenant announced...
Music, food, old friends featured at street dance
Clint Wolf Aug 3rd, 2025 BELOIT — Debbie Galgin and Pam Halloran were wearing tiaras on their heads Friday as they sat at a picnic table awaiting other alumni from the Beloit Turner High School Class of 1975. They were among the hundreds of people looking for a...
Downtown Beloit Association to host 31st Annual Street Dance
Clint Wolf July 29th, 2025 BELOIT — Music and the smell of delicious food will be in the air Friday as the Downtown Beloit Association will host its 31st Annual Street Dance on State Street. “Come on down and help us celebrate the downtown,” said Downtown...
Taco Takedown is back for 2025
Alex Gary July21, 2025 There will be a second Taco Takedown with a different layout and a plan to get more tacos in more hands. The first Taco Takedown in August 2024, organized by Geronimo Hospitality and held on the northern end of the Ironworks Campus, was...
First National Bank and Trust to merge with Bank First Corp
Clint Wolf | July 20,2025 Centre 1 Corp., parent company of First National Bank and Trust, and Bank First Corporation, the holding company of Bank First, N.A., have announced a merger agreement. Bank First plans to acquire 100% of the common stock of Centre 1...
Beloit’s new downtown riverwalk brings excitement for Wisconsin city’s next chapter
Blake Dietz July 15, 2025 BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Beloit celebrated the opening of its new downtown riverwalk on Tuesday, the culmination of a project years in the making. The riverwalk opening is just one of the many accomplishments that leaders say reflect the...
Gov. Tony Evers unveils downtown Beloit riverwalk extension
Paris Fransway July 15, 2025 BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - Governor Tony Evers spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the downtown Beloit riverwalk extension Tuesday. The year-long project demolished a vacant building that extended over the Rock River, opening...
Local officials to be watching Betting on Beloit series
Alex Gary July 10, 2025 On Saturday, when A&E debuts its new 12-episode series Betting on Beloit, it likely can count on Regina Dunkin to be watching. "I watched the trailer. It's really good," said Dunkin, a former Beloit City Council member and...