By Sara Myers, Beloit Daily News – April 18, 2022 BELOIT—The Beloit International Film Festival will be showing encore presentations of films shown during the Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) for the next two Wednesdays in April. As part of BIFF Year-round, an encore film presentation will take place each Wednesday at 6:30 Read more…
Rachel Sanchez, WREX – April 14, 2022 BELOIT (WREX) — Spring is here, and this weekend there is plenty of spring events going on for families and residents. The Downtown Beloit Association is hosting their Egg Word Scramble Scavenger Hunt now through April 18th. Participants can visit 38 locations across downtown to collect Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – April 4, 2022 BELOIT—Community members are invited to show their creativity and decorate a wooden fish cutout and donate it to the Beloit Art Center during the Fish Frenzy Fundraiser. The decorated fish will be auctioned and the proceeds will be used to offer free art Read more…
By Jacob Roushia, Beloit Daily News – April 4, 2022 BELOIT—It’s a sure sign of spring when the Downtown Beloit Association starts sponsoring events for residents and families to enjoy. The month of April will bring the Downtown Beloit Association’s 8th annual Easter Eggstravaganza, Egg Word Scramble Scavenger Hunt and Wine Walk. Read more…
By Jacob Roushia, Beloit Daily News – March 28, 2022 BELOIT—After a welcome return to an in-person film festival, Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF), is kicking off BIFF Year-round on April 6. It will continue to take place every Wednesday, in April, showing different films each week. The cost will be $6 for Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – March 20, 2022 BELOIT—“Bargain shopping is cheaper than therapy.” That’s what The Cozy Bin Store owner Dollee Magarotto said about the rush customers feel when scooping up items at slashed prices. Lots of bargain hunters were seeking such therapy on Saturday morning. The store already Read more…
By Bill Barth, Beloit Daily News – March 15, 2022 Proposed projects continue successful makeover of Beloit City Center district. Two recent plans promise continued improvements in Beloit’s dynamic downtown redevelopment. Not surprisingly, the improvements will be the result of the commitment to the central commercial district by the Hendricks organization. Judging Read more…
Special to the Daily News – March 14, 2022 BELOIT—His extensive career in Minor League Baseball had Zach Brockman working in coast-to-coast points of the country. Now, he’s embraced the chance to build success near his Midwest hometown. Brockman, 39, who grew up in Homewood, Ill., about 120 miles from Beloit, has Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – March 7, 2022 BELOIT—2022 will be the year of a full resurgence of Downtown Beloit Association events if you ask DBA Executive Director Shauna El-Amin as small businesses prepare for another bounce back year heading into the spring schedule. The DBA spent 2020 and 2021 helping Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – March 6, 2022 BELOIT—The credits rolled on the 2022 Beloit International Film Festival, marking a successful year that saw the fest return in full-force after a pandemic-stricken 2021 event. Filmmakers, producers and special guests gathered at Velvet Buffalo in downtown Beloit on Saturday for the annual Read more…
