Beloit Farmers’ Market to Open With Limited Capacity, Guidelinesby WIFR – May 29, 2020 The Beloit Farmer’s Market is scheduled to open on Saturday, June 6 with new safety precautions due to COVID-19.The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. on Saturdays. The safety precautions are in place to Read more…
Restaurants in Beloit Reopen for Dining After Months of Being Closedby Cassandra Bretl, WREX – May 21, 2020 Bars and restaurants just to the north of Rockford are back in business on Thursday.While restaurants in Illinois are waiting and debating options on what to do to keep customers safe, some restaurants in Beloit pulled the Read more…
Fridays in the Park-ing Lot to Begin Fridayby Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – May 18, 2020 The Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) is inviting everyone to Fridays in the Park-ing Lot starting on Friday.The event, set for 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m., is designed to comply with safety regulations due to COVID-19. Normally in spring and summer, Read more…
Stadium Authority ‘100% Committed’ to Downtown Stadiumby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – May 17, 2020 The Riverbend Stadium Authority (RSA) remains committed to building andmaintaining the downtown stadium and keeping the Snappers baseball team in Beloit.The RSA, which was established last year after stadium plans were announce in September, recently received nonprofit status. The Read more…
Snappers, Riverbend Authority Remain Committed to Stadium Projectby WIFR – May 15, 2020 he Riverbend Stadium Authority and the Snappers want the stateline to know that they are still committed to the downtown Beloit stadium project during the pandemic.The group still expects to break ground on the 3,800-seat venue in June and expect to have Read more…
Snappers Sale Scratched; Beloit Ballpark Construction Will Go Onby Kevin Reichard, Ballpark Digest – May 13, 2020 With it increasingly looking like MLB will take over MiLB operations later this year, a bid by Quint Studer to buy the Beloit Snappers (Low A; Midwest League) has been canceled, but construction on a new downtownballpark will Read more…
Beloit Retail Shops Reopen With Restrictionsby Brittany Karlin, WIFR – May 12, 2020 Wisconsin retail stores can now let customers inside to shop with restrictions after some changes were made to the safer-at-home order.“Our only income comes from being open,” said Nikkie Chadwick, Walnut Creek Apparel and Gifts.Open signs begin to appear in store windows Read more…
New Stateline Businesses Opens Despite the Coronavirus Pandemicby Brittany Karlin, WIFR – May 8, 2020 The stay-at-home order means many people have more time on their hands to dive into news hobbies, pick up a skill or maybe even open their own business.“We wanted to get open by St. Patty’s Day and we did, we Read more…
Many Summer Events Cancelled While Some Hope to Have Offeringsby Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – May 31, 2020 Many area events as well as pool usage this summer are cancelled, although a few events such as Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) Outdoors and the downtown Beloit Farmers Market are still hoping to have some Read more…
Visit Beloit Angel Museum Plans Move Forward Amid COVID-19by Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – April 23, 2020 Visit Beloit’s plan to transform the former Angel Museum and St. Paul’s Catholic Church into offices and a community event space will move forward through the COVID-19 public health crisis, according to Executive Director Celestino Ruffini.Ruffini said Read more…
