By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – October 20, 2021 BELOIT—The next Beloit International Film Festival BIFF Year Round showing will feature the film Landlocked, a film by Timothy Hall, which will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtown Beloit Association offices, 557 E. Grand Ave. The cost for admission is $6 Read more…
By Ella Diers, Beloit College Roundtable – October 20, 2021 The Beloit Farmers Market runs every Saturday from 9:00 am to noon, May through October. This long standing open air market has been a part of downtown Beloit since 1974. On Saturday, I visited the market to see what it had to offer. Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – October 17, 2021 BELOIT—The future is bright for five locally-grown and innovative business startups that will be participating in the fall 2021 gBETA Beloit accelerator cohort, according to Mason Cook, gBETA Beloit Director at gener8tor. “They are spectacular,” Cook said. The five selected companies represent Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – October 3, 2021 BELOIT—Locals Gerardo Sanchez and Jesus Soriano are opening Lux Cuts, 444 E. Grand Ave., on Tuesday at 11 a.m. for men wanting a hip and luxurious barbershop experience. The new business will offer haircuts, beard trims, hot towel shaves and more. Sanchez and Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – September 28, 2021 BELOIT—Halloween festivities are back on the calendar in Beloit. The City of Beloit has announced trick-or-treating hours will be from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31. Also, the Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) will have its Halloween parade from 9 a.m.—noon on Oct. 30, coinciding with Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 27, 2021 BELOIT—With winter just months away, the Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) is taking full advantage of the temperate weather this fall as organizers gear up for the Fall Wine Walk set for Oct. 9. Regular admission tickets are still available while VIP passes are Read more…
By Beloit College, September 23, 2021 A collection of concise news items about Beloit. Currents swag shop opens Beloit’s local retail partner, Walnut Creek Apparel and Gifts, has opened Currents, the store’s second location, in Beloit’s Powerhouse. The shop sells college-branded apparel and gear seven days a week from its spot on the main floor of Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 18, 2021 BELOIT—Prost! Hundreds gathered in downtown Beloit on Friday night to celebrate the return of Oktoberfest along State Street with live music, games and German-centric cold brews. This year’s Oktoberfest marks the sixth time the event’s taken over downtown to support local businesses Read more…
By Debra Jensen-De Hart, Special to the Beloit Daily News – September 9, 2021 BELOIT – For more than a century, fresh flowers, potted plants, and assorted items have graced the inside of a business at 512 E. Grand Ave. in downtown Beloit. And that will continue. But as of Aug.12, the traditional Read more…
by Ethan Wiles, WREX – September 7, 2021 If you’re looking for dinner suggestions this week, you can check out Bites of Beloit.This year, visitors can enjoy six local restaurants featuring specially priced lunch and dinner prix-fixe menu selections.Menu prices range from $12-$40 per meal, depending on the restaurant. Click here to view full article.
