By Rachel Brands August 7th, 2023 BELOIT — Michelle Sly stood amongst the crowd on State Street with a drink in her hand, enjoying the music played by That Gurl while patiently waiting for her party to arrive. This is her third year attending the Street Dance and she says she keeps returning for Read more…
By Mike Garrigan, August 6th, 2023 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) – It drew more than one thousand people to downtown Beloit in last year’s inaugural event, and the folks at Deviate are excited to see what kind of success they will see in year two. Deviate is described as a mind bending fusion of contemporary Read more…
Clint Wolf, August 3rd, 2023 BELOIT — A historic walking tour of downtown Beloit will take place starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12. Those who want to take part in the free tour should meet at Beloit City Hall at 9 a.m.. The tour is being sponsored by the Beloit Parks Read more…
Northern Public Radio Swift Night Out is a continent-wide effort to raise awareness about Chimney Swifts and their need for roosting habitat. Learn a bit about these aerial insectivores that spend almost their entire lives airborne, then join us in heading to downtown Beloit to watch them enter their roost sites for the evening. Chimney Read more…
By Rachel Brands July 27, 2023 BELOIT — Street Dance is an annual fundraising event for Downtown Beloit Association that involves good food, live music, and local vendors. The 29th Annual Street Dance takes place on Friday, Aug. 4 from 8 a.m. to11 p.m. in the 300 Block of State Street. Street Dance Read more…
Bill Springer, owner of Iconic Fungi, talks with customer Freddie Wright on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Beloit Farmers Market. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)By Kevin Haas July 25, 2023 MACHESNEY PARK — Bill Springer didn’t set out to start a business when he started tinkering with growing mushrooms in his garage Read more…
News Local : WCLO, July, 17th 2023 The Beloit Farmers Market is earning a little national recognition. Downtown Beloit Executive Director Shauna El-Amin says Holidu, a search engine for vacation rentals, looked at over fifteen hundred markets from around the United States and named the Beloit market as one of the top ten Read more…
Beloit Daily News Staff, June 22, 2023 BELOIT — More than 40 community members have used their artistic talents to create butterflies for the Beloit Art Center’s Butterly Beloit fundraiser. The decorated butterflies will be auctioned and the proceeds will be used to support Beloit Community Art Programming and Scholarships. “Last year’s Read more…
By Rececca Ribley June 21, 2023 (WKOW) — Make Music Day is happening in several places in southern Wisconsin Wednesday. The day is held annually on June 21, the longest day of the year. It’s part of an international summer solstice music celebration happening in more than 1,000 cities nationwide— including Madison, Middleton, Sun Prairie and Beloit. Read more…
By Christina Lorey, June 21, 2023 Madison’s market gets all the hype. But another Badger State mainstay snuck its way onto the 2023 list of “Best Markets in America.” Holidu, a vacation search engine, decided to find out which U.S. farmers’ markets are the highest-rated. After scoring more than 1,500 farmers’ markets across all Read more…
