By Blake Dietz Feb 27, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — The City of Beloit is offering downtown business owners $30,000 per unit to create affordable apartments above their storefronts. Americans are grappling with rising rent prices and the shortage of affordable housing options is plaguing cities across the country. According to the City, Read more…
By Daily News Staff. Feb 27, 2024 BELOIT — Funding now is available to create additional housing units in downtown Beloit while preserving economic vitality and the historic culture of the community. The Downtown Upper Floor Housing grant program was authorized by the Beloit City Council on Monday, Feb. 19. This program provides funding Read more…
Maddie Heimsch. Feb 27, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. — The City of Beloit is allocating part of its $12 million housing fund to help create housing units in the upper levels of downtown businesses in an attempt to address both the housing crisis and the need for downtown revitalization at once. The city will Read more…
Feb 21, 2024 A newly launched grant program in Beloit hopes to make housing more readily available. Economic Development Director Drew Pennington says the purpose of the grants are to offer financial incentives to create new housing units in the upper floors of their downtown buildings. Pennington says eligible improvements include upgrading Read more…
By Rachel Brands Staff Writer. Feb 5, 2024 BELOIT — For Bob Christidis, owner of The Olive Branch, 2024 is the year that his long hours of work are set to finally pay off. Bob, his wife Michele, and their hardworking team of close-knit employees have been operating the Greek food truck in Read more…
By Clint Wolf Editor. Feb 4, 2024 BELOIT — The Downtown Beloit Association has scheduled its annual Awards Dinner on Leap Day, Thursday, Feb. 29. So of course the theme of the celebratory event is “Take a Leap Downtown.” The event will feature awards presented to individuals and downtown businesses. The accomplishments of Read more…
By: Kevin Haas. Jan 6, 2024 LOVES PARK — A Greek food truck that’s been operating around the Rockford area since 2017 is branching out this year with a new online kitchen in Loves Park and plans for a future restaurant in downtown Beloit, Wisconsin. The Olive Branch launched its new online kitchen Read more…
By: Clint Wolf / Beloit Daily News. Dec 28, 2023 Motorists on State Street in downtown Beloit faced a snowy drive Thursday morning. Snow plows were scrambling to clear streets as the white stuff covered area roadways. No more snow is expected over the next few days. Friday will see high temperatures near 40 Read more…
By: Rachel Brands Staff Writer. Dec. 11, 2023 BELOIT — Beloit’s brightest minds will be gathering to pitch their business ideas at the gBETA Beloit Sixth Annual Showcase event, hosted by gener8tor, on Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 6-8 p.m. at Irontek, 645 3rd St, in Beloit. gBETA is a business startup program that Read more…
By Rachel Brands. Dec 7, 2023 A fashion show, blood drive, and bowl painting workshop are among our editor’s pick of 10 upcoming things to do in Beloit and the surrounding area. WINTER CRAFTER & FARMER’S MARKET BELOIT – Shop in the winter market and craft fair with dozens of vendors selling produce, baked Read more…
