Downtown Beloit Street Dance Canceledby WIFR – June 11, 2020 Street Dance in downtown Beloit, originally scheduled for August 7, has been cancelled due to COVID-19.“Due to the size of the crowds attracted by Street Dance each year, the City of Beloit determined it could not in good conscience risk the public’s health by allowing Read more…
DBA to Move Into New Home Capable of Hosting Indoor Eventsby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – June 9, 2020 The Downtown Beloit Association is planning to move into a new home large enough to host future indoor events.Executive Director Shauna El-Amin said the DBA board recently approved a lease agreement for the former Beloit Read more…
Beloit Snappers’ New Baseball Stadium Closer to Constructionby Brandon Arbuckle, WISC-TV – June 8, 2020 The Beloit Snappers made more progress toward building a new baseball stadium in downtown Beloit on Monday night.The Beloit City Council approved a lease and development agreement with the Riverbend Stadium Authority allowing for a new stadium to be built Read more…
Farmers Market Opens With Some Changesby Debra Jensen- De Hart, Beloit Daily News – June 7, 2020 Vendors at the Beloit Farmers Market on opening day were greeted by a sunny sky and comfortable temperatures on Saturday as the summer event got underway.Equally if not more important, people came to browse and buy.But this farmers Read more…
Downtown Beloit Farmers’ Market Opens June 6 Under New Rulesby Janesville Gazette – May 30, 2020 he Downtown Beloit Farmers’ Market will open Saturday, June 6, under a new set of rules aimed at limiting crowd size and contact between visitors and merchants.According to a release from the city of Beloit, the open-air farmers market Read more…
Beloit Farmers’ Market to Open With Limited Capacity, Guidelinesby WIFR – May 29, 2020 The Beloit Farmer’s Market is scheduled to open on Saturday, June 6 with new safety precautions due to COVID-19.The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. on Saturdays. The safety precautions are in place to Read more…
Restaurants in Beloit Reopen for Dining After Months of Being Closedby Cassandra Bretl, WREX – May 21, 2020 Bars and restaurants just to the north of Rockford are back in business on Thursday.While restaurants in Illinois are waiting and debating options on what to do to keep customers safe, some restaurants in Beloit pulled the Read more…
Fridays in the Park-ing Lot to Begin Fridayby Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – May 18, 2020 The Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) is inviting everyone to Fridays in the Park-ing Lot starting on Friday.The event, set for 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m., is designed to comply with safety regulations due to COVID-19. Normally in spring and summer, Read more…
Stadium Authority ‘100% Committed’ to Downtown Stadiumby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – May 17, 2020 The Riverbend Stadium Authority (RSA) remains committed to building andmaintaining the downtown stadium and keeping the Snappers baseball team in Beloit.The RSA, which was established last year after stadium plans were announce in September, recently received nonprofit status. The Read more…
Snappers, Riverbend Authority Remain Committed to Stadium Projectby WIFR – May 15, 2020 he Riverbend Stadium Authority and the Snappers want the stateline to know that they are still committed to the downtown Beloit stadium project during the pandemic.The group still expects to break ground on the 3,800-seat venue in June and expect to have Read more…
