You could say excitement is in the air in place of smoke. There was free food and free drinks, but no cigarettes. Supporteers of the clean air ordinance packed the Blue Note to celebrate.

While some people think a cigarette and a drink go hand in hand, Richard king says no smokes means better business.

"I think it has affected everybody's business. I see in my world we feel it has had a positive effect on our business," explained Richard King, Blue Note owner. "We felt most venues like this were trending towards no smoking. And we have had lots of requests through our website and email and people calling. It is just one of those things where we sat around and thought, okay it is going to happen let's just go for it."

But not every business supports the ban. Booches just down the steet lets its voice be heard by the writing on the wall.

"Two ladies who worked for the city said, 'You know, we used to come in a lot and we'd have a smoke and sit down and have a few cocktails. Now we just stay at home - but we have more money to buy shoes.' I was like thanks, Darwin," said Richard Robertson, Booches Co-owner.

"It's okay to be a smoke free environment. I truly enjoy going out now. I didn't realize how much before it was effecting me but the very next day after I went out to a bar with heavy smoke. I was hoarse the next day and always had this congestion thing going on," explained Mike Garver, smoking ban supporter. "I didn't really think about it too much until things got cleaned up, and now when I go out I don't have any ill affects from the next day."

The Boone Liberty Coalition asked the city council to repeal the ban last month. But many business doubt the reversal will pass because the ban made the one year mark.