WEDC honors best Main Street initiatives with awards LA CROSSE, WI. APRIL 22, 2023 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized the best downtown revitalization projects of 2022 at the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held Friday at the La Crosse Center in downtown La Crosse. “Powered by dedicated business people, volunteers Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News, Apr 20, 2023 BELOIT — The Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) ended its 10-day run on March 5, but that doesn’t mean area film fans can’t enjoy some of the standout movies the festival had to offer. Read full article here.
By Jacob Roushia, Mar 29, 2023 BELOIT — Anticipation is mounting for a new entertainment venue planned for a spot overlooking the Rock River in Downtown Beloit. Hendricks Commercial Properties announced recently plans for its Henry Dorrbaker’s entertainment venue, which is planned for 625 Third St. in the Ironworks Campus in downtown Beloit. Read more…
Beloit Daily News Staff, Apr 16, 2023 BELOIT — Butterflies will be fluttering into downtown Beloit as the Beloit Art Center launches a new effort to raise funds for scholarships and programing. Community members are invited to show their creativity and decorate a butterfly with their choice of materials and donate it to Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Apr 11, 2023 BELOIT – There are some events that are hard to forget even after 50 years. The flood that struck Beloit and South Beloit April 20 and 21, 1973 is one of those events that is still talked about today among those who lived through it. People still Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Apr 9, 2023 BELOIT — The sun was bright and welcoming this weekend as local residents welcomed new signs that spring has finally arrived in the Stateline Area. Residents visited downtown Beloit Saturday for the annual Easter Eggstravaganza, while others enjoyed a bit of baseball as the Sky Carp hosted Read more…
By Rachel Brands, staff writer, Apr 8, 2023 BELOIT — Next Saturday, May 6, the Beloit Farmers Market returns to the streets of downtown Beloit offering plants, vegetables, cheese and more. The seasonal outdoor farmers market occurs downtown every Saturday from May until October between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 Read more…
By Lila Szyryj MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Construction is underway on a $1.5 million expansion to a downtown Beloit co-working space. Irontek, a modern-industrial affordable space for small businesses and remote professionals, began its expansion project in December 2022 and is expected to be completed by June 2023. Click here to read full Read more…
Mar 30, 2023 Children line up in Horace White Park in Beloit for the Downtown Beloit Association Halloween Parade. Children were able to try out their costumes early and collect treats at the Downtown Beloit Farmers Market. Click here to read more.
By Clint Wolf, Mar 29, 2023 BELOIT — There are many attractions that draw visitors to Beloit, but for many visitors one of the top reasons they come to the community is because they find it to be a place of many flavors. Celestino Ruffini, executive director of Visit Beloit, said the Read more…
