Series of Major Issues Coming Before Councilorsby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – October 4, 2019 From new developments to unveiling a draft 2020 municipal budget, the Beloit City Council has its work cut out at a Monday meeting filled with key proposals. (Items include Closed Session, Development and Budget.) Click here to view full Read more…
BDN Editor Barth to Join Inductees in Hall of Fameby Beloit Daily News, October 4, 2019 The Beloit Historical Society will induct five people into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony set for 1 p.m., Oct. 13 at the Historical Society, 845 Hackett St.This year’s inductees are Bill Barth, Tom Finley, Diane Hendricks, Curt Read more…
First Pitch Made on New Era For Snappersby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 30, 2019 Key stakeholders looking to build a downtown stadium for the Beloit Snappers baseball team made their first pitch to the Beloit City Council and city residents at a meeting Monday night.Potential owner Quint Studer and Senior Vice President Read more…
Beloit Snappers Announce New Stadiumby The Rock River Times – September 27, 2019 Plans have been shared to build a new riverside ballpark stadium in downtown Beloit.The new community stadium will play host to the Beloit Snappers, the Class A affiliate of the Oakland A’s. In addition to the new stadium, the Snappers announced the Read more…
New Beloit Stadium, Owner for Snappers Announcedby Neil Johnson, Adams Publishing Group – September 27, 2019 After years of uncertainty over whether Beloit will continue to have a minor league baseball team, a plan has come forward for a long-awaited and long-rumored new stadium.The Snappers will stay put in Beloit under new ownership in a Read more…
Beloit Snappers Announce Plans to Build New Stadium in Downtown Beloitby Stephen Cohn, WISC TV – September 26, 2019 According to a news release, the stadium’s construction will begin next spring and have a total capacity of nearly 5,000 seats, including fixed seats and general admission areas.The release said the proposed stadium site is 7 Read more…
Visit Beloit Unveils Riverfront Plansby Austin Montogomery, Beloit Daily News – September 25, 2019 Visit Beloit has big plans for its future home along Beloit’s riverfront, and the agency wants to share their new digs with Beloit residents once the project is completed.Visit Beloit staff and planning officials with Angus Young & Associates met with Read more…
City Council to Decide on HCP Plans for Downtownby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 24, 2019 Two development proposals that would add downtown residential units and potential mixed use business spaces are moving forward, with both set for final review and potential action before the Beloit City Council on Oct. 7.Hendricks Commercial Properties Read more…
Turtle Creeks Books to Close; College to Transition to Online Retailerby Frannie Knaggs, Round Table – September 23, 2019 On July 16, the Beloit Daily News reported that Turtle Creek Books, the Beloit College Bookstore located at 444 E. Grand Avenue in downtown Beloit, will be closing at the end of the academic year. Since Read more…
Crowds Enjoy Beautiful Night at Oktoberfestby Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – September 23, 2019 The dance was the Polka. The fashion was lederhosen. The drink of choice was beer. And the place to be to enjoy all this and more was downtown Beloit.The Sixth Annual Downtown Beloit Association Oktoberfest kicked off Friday night as Read more…
