Beer: the cause and solution to all of life's problems.

Here's one about a town in Ohio that's been dry for 131 years. It wasn't until just recently that they approved the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Business and city leaders pushed for the serving of alcohol in uptown establishments as a way to compete with restaurants and bars at two new retail developments near the Columbus suburb.

So, in order to compete with the the "retail developments" in booming the Columbus suburb, they did this:

Voters on November 8 approved licenses for beer and wine to be sold at Michael's Pizza and Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta, whose owner plans to start serving libations February 1.

So watch out Chili's and Outback Steakhouse, Michael's and Pasquale's pizza shops are really going to give you a run for your money.

Update: Confiscation of fake ID's rise at an alarming rate in Columbus suburb.