Blondell Reynolds Brown has proposed allowing bars to stay open an hour longer at night in order to generate more tax revenue, which would be funneled to the schools. While the notion has attracted some support, residents of bar-filled areas are shaken and stirred -- and promise to dash it on the rocks.

One activist reacted to the not-so-happy hour by saying, "I can't speak for everyone, but I think the reaction we're going to have is: Absolutely not in this community."