YORK, Pa. (WHTM) -
It was a liquor license in limbo for York City club owner Joel Weinstein, especially after a fight in December in the club's parking lot.
"We do think the Commonwealth has misread the facts," he said.
Weinstein was out of the country Wednesday, when he got the call that after more than two years of battling with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board over safety violations, his temporary liquor license was removed.
But does that mean he's closing his doors?
Not so fast.
"Some nights people should bring their own alcohol, other nights we will do like we did last night, which is allow people to come in and basically just give away the liquor," said Weinstein.
Free booze? It's not quite that simple.
Since word of his idea spread, locals have been turning up expecting free bottles. But Weinstein said it's actually a legal loophole that will allow him to continue his five-year-old business.
He plans an entertainment cover charge, which he said he's able to do as long as he's not charging for alcohol.
"The way we understand it, any business may give away complimentary alcoholic beverages to any person who is of legal age and capacity to drink," he said.
Weinstein said he has never had a chance to combat accusations of underage drinking and drugs on the property and believes that there might be a darker side to this issue.
"Is it because we cater to an alternative community?" he asked. "The gay community...the Latino community? I leave that to the speculation of others, but we know what is going on here and we are going to continue to operate here and serve those communities."
