Downtown Beloit demolition picking up speed

Alex Gary | October 2, 2024   BELOIT — The view along State Street and East Grand Avenue started to change Wednesday morning as a Cottage Grove-based company began taking out chunks of the former Kerry Inc. headquarters that faces the East Grand Avenue bridge.   The bridge over the Rock River in downtown Beloit Read more…

DEVIATE to feature fire spinners, skin art, glass blowing and more

Zack Goodrow | September 25, 2024 BELOIT — Featuring the bold and provocative, DEVIATE is returning to downtown Beloit on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Third Street and Ironworks Drive. The interactive event including live performance artists, bands and visual art, will highlight the boundaries of contemporary art.    DEVIATE will include fire spinners, acrobats, burlesque performers, Read more…

Oktoberfest features music, food and hammerschlagen

Clint Wolf | September 22, 2024   BELOIT — Jill and Kelly McCafferty are well acquainted with German culture, and particularly with Oktoberfest celebrations.    The McCaffertys were ready to hoist a stein with their friends Becky and Tom DeVlieger on Saturday evening on State Street during the Downtown Beloit Association Oktoberfest celebration.    “We were at Read more…