By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – November 18, 2021 BELOIT – Rock County Rocks & Gems, 312 State St., may bedazzle customers with quartz to jasper, but many believe its owner, Spring Steidl, is the real jewel of the business. Steidl, who is battling Stage 4 bone cancer, not only creates one-of-a-kind Read more…
By Josh Flickinger, Beloit Daily News – November 15, 2021 BELOIT—The baseball team formerly known as the Beloit Snappers finally has a new identity. After a year of speculation, a name submission contest and much social media banter regarding the team’s new identity, Beloit baseball executives announced Monday that the team will be Read more…
By John Clark, ABC 17 WTVO – November 15, 2021 BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — The former Beloit Snappers are now the Beloit Sky Carp, a name chosen and voted on by fans. Beloit Baseball, the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, officially unveiled their new team identity on Monday. In a ceremony at Read more…
By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – November 15, 2021 BELOIT—The Down Beloit Association (DBA) is planning its Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in Reverse on the day after Thanksgiving—Friday, Nov. 26 from 6-8 p.m. DBA Executive Director Shauna El-Amin said the Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in Reverse in Beloit is expected to be lots Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – November 7, 2021 BELOIT—The first winter farmers’ market of the year in downtown Beloit kicked off on Saturday with the popular weekly event transitioning indoors as the temperatures begin to drop. The Downtown Beloit Association’s award-winning farmers’ market moved indoors with nearly two dozen vendors flocking Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – October 31, 2021 BELOIT—Children collected treats and adults visited with the Farmers Market vendors Saturday during the Halloween Parade and final outdoor Farmers Market of the season. Farmers Market vendors and about 20 downtown businesses distributed treats for costumed kids during the Trick or Treating event Read more…
By Ella Diers, Beloit College Roundtable – October 26, 2021 Last week, I wrote about a day at the Beloit Farmers’ Market in an effort to show Beloit College students what is in the community, just a short walk away. This week, I walked around downtown Beloit and visited some of the local businesses. Read more…
By Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – October 24, 2021 Kids in the Stateline Area soon will be roaming neighborhoods seeking treats on Halloween, and public health officials want families to take precautions to ensure everyone has a safe spooky day. ”We still have a high level of COVID-19 circulating in our community, Read more…
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…
