I lived in Beloit until I was 40 and I moved because general motors closed. I am honestly shocked and disgusted with the condition of the city. The roads are horrible and that says something because I live in Kansas City. Public area curbs and grass are unkept and so many of the homes look awful. It seems the cities putting their interests out at the gateway area and ignoring the rest of the town. I won't be back unless there's a death in the family. read more

I grew up in Beloit. Still live here unfortunately. The leadership is terrible. They only care enough about the residents to take their money, they don't listen to any concerns at all. I've contacted or tried to contact city council for a few years. I was ignored. It took emailing their boss. Problem is yes he did respond but did nothing at all. I told them they shouldn't have tourists come into the town because it's in absolute disarray. Most of Beloit hates Beloit. There's a constant move out in shift. People that grew up here leave to up north. And new people move in. The people that love the town are either apart of the inner circle or they're too naive to understand how much the town sucks. I have tried for years to make a positive impact. I started a podcast to give the people a voice, interviewing anyone that reaches out. I started Sunday night live for the same reason but to have live discussions. And I invited people of Beloit to work out with me. Along with many ideas I've given. I've tried very hard to wake Beloit up to the fact it has amazing people that need to be head. But the city doesn't care at all. They even said in a council meeting they don't have to tell anyone anything if they don't want too. I'm not sure how anyone can hear any of this and still be behind it. And those in the inner circle are that of whining babies. Extremely negative and show hatred towards those trying to help. I will never give up trying to wake the city up read more

I've been to southern Wisconsin many times, but never to Beloit till last week. We needed a place to stay near Chicago and our friends and family in Wisconsin, and Beloit fit the bill. Found a great hotel downtown (Ironworks.) And the hotel gave a great first impression, so good that we ended up staying an extra night and having time to explore the town, too. There's the college, of course, and parks along the river. Interesting restaurants. A general sense of revitalization- it seems to be an industrial town that has reinvented itself, honoring its past but moving forward. It's clean, and beautiful, and the people are super friendly. We will definitely be back. read more