Do It For Less

About Do It For Less

On a Saturday morning the near-east-side blocks of Beloit wake up slowly — garage doors opening onto the alleys, somebody's radio, the first small engine of the day. Do It For Less runs those short drives and modest yards with the attention a big property gets: grass cut, corners trimmed, walk edges cleaned up, and the seasonal cleanups that keep a yard from getting away from anyone. When the weather turns, the list changes to plowing, shoveled walks and salted steps, done early enough in the morning to actually matter. Small lots can be the hardest ones to make look sharp, which is exactly why the corners get the extra minute. Beloit is a town of yards like these, and together they are how a street looks.