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Council approves several liquor licenses, adds condition for Loft Wine Bar license
Summary
The Beloit City Council approved multiple liquor-license resolutions (including new licenses for Nanenos and Beloit College Strong Stadium) and directed that the Loft Wine Bar license include a condition requiring physical separation from adjacently operated retail and staff training, per the city attorney's recommendation.
The Beloit City Council voted to approve several liquor-license applications during its July 2026 meeting, granting new licenses to Nanenos Mexican Bar and Grill LLC and to the Board of Trustees of Beloit College for Strong Stadium, and approving additional applications listed on the consent agenda.
The clerk read each application and councilors moved and seconded the resolutions. Motions to approve the respective resolutions were carried by voice votes; recorded movers included White, Levy and Borback for specific motions. Agents named in the record included Myra Esquivel (Nanenos Mexican Bar and Grill), Ron Gull Watson (Beloit College Strong Stadium) and Diane Davis (Intimate Affairs by Terena).
City legal staff requested a specific condition for one license (The Loft Wine Bar LLC): maintain a clear, physical separation between the licensed premise and any co-located or adjoining retail boutique, including separate point of sale, signage and staff training. The attorney said the city would provide the exact conditional language to the clerk and asked that any approval motion include the condition.
Council approved the licenses with that condition noted in the meeting record.
The council treated these items as routine business on the consent agenda; no public testimony was recorded on the license applications.
