Families Seeking More Music During Pandemicby Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – September 27, 2020 Creekside Music Academy, 421 E. Grand Ave., is offering more musiclessons in response to the growing need for children to receive live and personalized instruction and the creativity and self-expression that music provides.Creekside has three new instructors joining its musical Read more…
Snappers Name Change is About Businessby Stan Milam, WCLO – September 25, 2020 Let’s divert our attention for a moment from national and global events to an important local issue.Yes, there’s an ongoing deadly pandemic, the future of the Supreme Court is likely to become more conservative, hurricanes are devastating our Gulf communities and a Read more…
From Dairy to Relish Trays: Five Finalists for Beloit Team Nameby Kevin Reichard, Ballpark Digest – September 11, 2020 We have the five finalists for the 2021 rebranding of the Beloit Snappers (Low A; Midwest League), as the team preps for a total makeover that includes a new ballpark and replacement for Snappy.The names are Read more…
Wright and Wagner Lofts Project Looks to Honor Beloit’s Past, Build For the Futureby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 10, 2020 Construction continues on the Wright and Wagner Lofts in downtownBeloit as Hendricks Commercial Properties looks to hold onto the historic feel of the site’s past uses.The 74,600-square-foot, 54-unit residential apartment community builds Read more…
Janke to Retire After Decades of Fostering Growth in Beloitby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 9, 2020 Beloit Economic Development Director Andrew Janke is retiring inJanuary after a long career that’s helped shape the city’s economic redevelopment and growth.Janke started with the city as the Downtown Beloit Association Director inSeptember of 1987 before Read more…
Alliant Energy: Once Again a Top Utility in Economic Developmentby Colin Schmies, WIS Politics – September 8, 2020 Alliant Energy was named a Top Utility in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine…The company partnered with Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, to create The Powerhouse. This project took a retired coal-burning facility and transformed it into Read more…
Beloit Hosts First Ever Restaurant Week Starting Sept. 8by Sanika Bhargaw, WMTV – September 6, 2020 The City of Beloit will have its first restaurant week in the area, called Bites of Beloit. The event, which runs from Tuesday, Sept. 8 to Sunday, Sept. 13 features six local restaurants, owned by Geronimo Hospitality.“I think it Read more…
Goodbye, Snappers; Beloit to Sport New Moniker in 2021by Kevin Reichard, Ballpark Digest – September 4, 2020 Say goodbye to the Snappers nickname, as Beloit’s Midwest League team announced that it will be dropping the moniker for 2021 and beyond, with a fan vote to select the new name beginning next week.That’s a shame, as Read more…
Families Spend Time Downtown Beloit to Complete the Story Strollby WIFR – August 30, 2020 A nice stroll and story time is the prefect prescription for a fun day spent with the whole family.As families take a walk through downtown Beloit you can find story book pages in store windows. So the idea is that Read more…
Artist Restores Vintage Beloit Muralby Kathryn Larson, Spectrum News – August 21, 2020 Standing at just 5’2″, with two new hips, a talented Rock County native uses her skill with the paint-brush and boom lift to restore an old mural in downtown Beloit.“I’m healthy and strong and I’ve always been a hard worker, so I Read more…
