By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – December 22, 2021 BELOIT—Walnut Creek Apparel & Gifts, 406 E Grand Ave., is expanding into space next door thanks in part to a bustling holiday shopping season, according to owner Nikkie Chadwick. “Because of all the problems with shipping delays, I think everyone is shopping locally. Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – December 8, 2021 BELOIT—Regional partnerships and area growth were key topics discussed at the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Investors meeting held Wednesday at the Beloit Public Library as the area continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 60 key GBEDC investors and board Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – December 7, 2021 BELOIT—2021 was a bounce-back year for the Downtown Beloit Association and the city’s business core following the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to DBA Executive Director Shauna El-Amin. El-Amin presented the 2022 DBA budget to the Beloit City Council earlier this Read more…
By Debra Jensen-De Hart, Special to the Beloit Daily News – December 5, 2021 BELOIT—Downtown Beloit was all aglow Friday night as merchants, vendors and patrons enjoyed an evening of unique shopping, music and more. As the Downtown Beloit Association’s Holidazzle got underway, people lined the streets venturing into the many open shops Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – November 30, 2021 BELOIT—Beloit Art Center will be open 5—9 p.m. on Friday in conjunction with the Holidazzle event. Visitors can enjoy a cup of German Gluwein, a hot spiced wine. At 6 p.m. there will be a Gallery Talk. In the Main Gallery, the works Read more…
By Jacob Toepfer, Beloit College Roundtable – November 27, 2021 It is official ladies and gentlemen, the turtle is no longer in its shell. After originally starting out as the Beloit Brewers in their inaugural year back in 1994, they later changed their name to the Snappers. 27 years later, it was time for Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – November 26, 2021 BELOIT—There were donkeys, dancers and dazzling lights at the Downtown Beloit Association’s (DBA) Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in Reverse held Friday evening in Beloit. The annual event kicks off the holiday season in the city. Although the event was a traditional parade for Read more…
By WIFR ABC23, November 26, 2021 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) – This weekend kicks off the countdown to the holidays, especially as we enter parade season. That’s exactly how the city of Beloit kicked things off on Friday ahead of Small Business Saturday. Beloit marks the first local city to kick off festivities by Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News, November 23, 2021 From Right: Beloit Memorial High School art students Haliey Heinrich, Maeghan Schumacher, Ven Jones and Mady Schamp paint a holiday scene in the window of the Beloit Daily News office, 444 E. Grand Ave., on Tuesday in Beloit as part of Downtown Beloit Association’s Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – November 22, 2021 BELOIT—Local business owners have spent months planning and flexing their creative muscles to deal with product shortages this holiday shopping season. With a backdrop of national supply chain disruptions, filling shelves can be like piecing together a puzzle. At Northwoods Premium Confections, 314 Read more…
