Catie Keogh | September 18, 2024 As fall settles into the Midwest, Chicagoans like me begin craving a peaceful escape from the city. Luckily, just a short drive away, La Crosse and Beloit, Wisconsin, offer the perfect mix of natural beauty and small-town charm. Whether you’re up for outdoor adventures, fall festivals, or cozy Read more…
Zack Goodrow | September 18, 2024 BELOIT As summer quickly turns to fall, the Downtown Beloit Association is celebrating the seasonal switch and German culture with another Oktoberfest Festival. The Association’s second biggest fundraiser of the year is set for Sept. 21 from 4:30-10:30 p.m. on the 300 block of State Street. “It’s Read more…
Alex Gary | September 17, 2024 John and Marianne Stanton stand outside of Stanton Shoes, 311 State St. John, the third-generation owner of the business, has closed it for good and will auction off the inventory through Beloit Auction & Realty later this year. Stanton Shoes, a fixture in downtown Beloit since the Read more…
Alex Gary | September 17, 2024 BELOIT – The Beloit City Council has approved two ordinances to allow for more long-term parking downtown. The parking spaces along a four-block stretch of Broad Street will become unrestricted parking except for spaces in front of Bryden Motors properties. Those spaces will continue to have time Read more…
Daily News Staff | September 16, 2024 BELOIT – The owners of Chic & Unique, 318 State St., are restoring the façade of the building to its original brick exterior. In June, Megan Warntjes, co-owner of the women’s boutique and luxury goods store, learned she was one of 500 businesses across the country to Read more…
Anthony Ferretti | September 15, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) – Even though we have warmer temperatures now, Visit Beloit asks you to donate new or gently used winter clothes for its Beloit Bundle Up Campaign. The campaign runs from Sept. 16 through Oct. 21. All items will be distributed to Community Action, Inc. Read more…
Alex Gary | September 12, 2024 South Beloit native Doug Stitt had been looking for an administrative home for his company, the Caldwell Group, for a couple of years. The company, which makes “off-the-hook” lifting equipment has two manufacturing and distribution centers on the south side of Rockford and the administrative functions were Read more…
Alex Gary | September 11, 2024 BELOIT – A Rockford company that makes lifting equipment plans to move its company headquarters to the old Regal Rexnord building at 200 State St., bringing 30 executive and administrative jobs to downtown Beloit. The Caldwell Group Inc. received approval from the Beloit Plan Commission last week for a Read more…
Lauren Strauss | August 29, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) – A Beloit donation campaign hopes to gather coats, snow pants, sweaters and more during the 2024 fall season. For over a decade, Visit Beloit has hosted the Beloit Bundle Up campaign to help regional residents keep warm during the holiday season. The campaign Read more…
Alex Gary | Aug. 11, 2024 BELOIT — You can bank on the fact that there will be a Taco Takedown 2 in 2025. But, ripping off the Jaws Roy Scheider line from 1975 (“You’re going to need a bigger boat”), next year’s version is “going to need more food trucks.” The inaugural Read more…
