Turtle Creeks Books to Close; College to Transition to Online Retailerby Frannie Knaggs, Round Table – September 23, 2019 On July 16, the Beloit Daily News reported that Turtle Creek Books, the Beloit College Bookstore located at 444 E. Grand Avenue in downtown Beloit, will be closing at the end of the academic year. Since Read more…
Crowds Enjoy Beautiful Night at Oktoberfestby Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – September 23, 2019 The dance was the Polka. The fashion was lederhosen. The drink of choice was beer. And the place to be to enjoy all this and more was downtown Beloit.The Sixth Annual Downtown Beloit Association Oktoberfest kicked off Friday night as Read more…
Hendricks Group Plans Downtown Housing Unitsby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 13, 2019 The Beloit City Council will get their first look at two development projects by Hendricks Commercial Properties (HCP) at its meeting Tuesday.The council could review and send back to the Beloit Plan Commission a proposal to redevelop the vacant property Read more…
Oktoberfest to Feature Beer and Hammerschlagenby Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – September 10, 2019 Grab your lederhosen, or perhaps a pair of bib overalls.The Sixth Annual Oktoberfest will be back running from 5:30 – 11 p.m. on Sept. 20 in downtown Beloit, featuring live music, beer, food, fun and more.“It’s full of exciting German Read more…
Beloit to be Showcased as Travel Journalists Visitby Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – August 12, 2019 Beloit will be hosting 18 travel journalists this week who will be touring the city and will be introduced to many of its attractions.Visit Beloit, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism and the Geiger and Associates public relations firm Read more…
Annual DBA Street Dance Draws Big Crowdby Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – August 5, 2019 It was a Goldilocks night for the Downtown Beloit Association Street Dance Friday – not too hot, not too cold and no rain in sight.“It’s a perfect night,” said Shauna El Amin, executive director of the Downtown Beloit Association.And Read more…
Millions in Development Projects Ongoing in Beloitby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – July 26, 2019 Development projects are in full swing in Beloit, as the city prepares to make slight changes to its downtown land use plan.To date this year, the city has issued 611 building permits worth $14.87 million in construction value. With Read more…
Music, Food and Fun at the Street Danceby Erica Pennington, Beloit Daily News – July 25, 2019 Put on your dancing shoes and head to State Street: it’s time for the Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) Street Dance.“This event attracts thousands and we always have lots of fun,” said DBA Promotions Coordinator Crystal Cribbs. “There’ll be Read more…
Downtown Beloit Vehicle Charging Station Installedby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – July 18, 2019 The City of Beloit has installed two new electric vehicle charging stations in the Ironworks campus parking lot on Fourth Street, the second such installation in the city since 2017.Vehicle charges at the station will be no cost to customers Read more…
Snappers Optimistic About Stadiumby John Flickinger, Beloit Daily News – June 25, 2019 The Beloit Snappers are inching towards a proposed new downtown ballpark that has been in the works for several years.Snappers president Dennis Conerton said Sunday that hopes were still high things would get done by the end of this baseball season.“We are Read more…
