By Ebenezer Mensah March 1, 2024 Beloit’s downtown celebrated Leap Day with an annual dinner, honoring local successes including the Rise and Grind Coffee Haus as Best New Business. Beloit’s downtown community celebrated Leap Day with an air of achievement as the Downtown Beloit Association held its annual dinner, highlighting the year’s success Read more…
By Saboor Bayat Feb 29, 2024 The Beloit Art Center is gearing up for its 13th annual juried photography contest, promising an engaging month of artistic exploration and competition. Scheduled to commence with a First Friday Gallery Reception on March 1, from 5 – 7 p.m., the event will not only showcase over 66 Read more…
By Clint Wolf Feb 28, 2024 BELOIT – More than 66 images will be exhibited during the month of March at the Beloit Art Center’s 13th annual juried photography contest. A First Friday Gallery Reception will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, March 1 the Beloit Art Center, 520 E. Grand Ave. Read more…
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…
