Residents of Damascus, Maryland are soon gonna party like it’s…1934? WJLA reports that restaurants in the town just north of D.C. will finally be able to start selling alcohol this month, after a majority of its residents voted in November to lift a longstanding ban on the sale of booze in local restaurants:

“We’re not going to see people coming here from Germatown and Gaithersburg just because we serve alcohol, but we do see people leave the town of Damascus and patronize Germantown and Gaithersburg,” says Randy Anderson, who owns the Music Café.

His café is one of just a handful of restaurants in town. Live acts perform on the weekends and up until now his beverage menu has been dry. Now with the ability to sell alcohol he feels he can now keep up with his competition in neighboring towns.

For supporters of the new law, it’s about keeping Damascus dollars in Damascus.

The newfound freedom to drink at restaurants isn’t absolute, though: only seated patrons will be allowed to imbibe.