So you’ve just moved closer to downtown to be near your institution of employment or what have you. The five minute drive to work in the morning is priceless but damn that late night rock music coming from the bars in the vicinity. Or maybe you've always lived there and you've always found the nightly din a bit much. Well, you’re going to have fight (not literally we hope) the artistic community and the related downtown service industry that thrives on Red River St. (and the adjoining areas) for your voice to be heard....

Photo by Mike Tigas on flickrFormer Longhorn standout Roger Clemens was among the players named Thursday in an investigative report into steroid use in professional baseball. The report, which put the blame on both players and management for the drug problem throughout the game, was released by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell after 20 months of study. Clemens played at the University of Texas in the 1982 and 1983 seasons and has been one of......

It seems, where Pettitte goes, Clemens goes. Roger won't be around to save the Astros-he'll be busy saving the Yankees this season. Guess we can't blame Global Warming for the gradual decline in Irish Pubs. In the middle of a transition and confused about which bathroom to use? The Bathroom Liberation Front has created safe2pee.org for you...because these situations can be embarassing. Mexico City was certainly the place to be this weekend. If this......

Someone other than the government might have your census information. Speaking of the government, the feds allowed the Red Cross to visit the "high value detainees" at Guantanamo. The Yankees pitcher who loved flying was killed yesterday in a fiery plane crash in Manhattan. Gothamist kept us updated throughout the afternoon. No more cursive in schools? What about graphologists? Won't somebody think of them? Students at Gallaudet University are so upset with their proposed......

While it arrives in Austin too late to capitalize on World Cup fever, the new documentary Once In A Lifetime tells a surprising and all but forgotten story. In the late 1970's, some brilliant businessmen sold the city of New York on soccer as a stadium event and planted the seed for a huge new pro sports league...only to watch their dream fall to pieces. The most entertaining thing here is to realize that......

WEDNESDAY [5] [film] Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley at Alamo Downtown (7pm, 9:45pm) (link) [film] Pride of the Yankees at Paramount Theatre (7pm) (link) [film] Sergeant York at Paramount Theatre (9:30pm) (link) [film] Weird Wednesdays: Toys are not for Children at Alamo Downtown (11:50pm, FREE) (link) [books] Sheila Kohler presentsCracks at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [music] Ray Wylie Hubbard at Waterloo Records (5pm) (link) [music] Eric Harvey (of Spoon) at Beerland (link) [music] 2nd Annual Firecracker Fest......

MONDAY [3] [film] Sergeant York at Paramount Theatre (7pm) (link) [film] Hands on a Hard Body at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, FREE) (link) [film] Swingers at Austin Java (8pm, FREE) (link) [film] Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill at Café Mundi (8pm, FREE) (link) [film] Pride of the Yankees at Paramount Theatre (9:20pm) (link) [music] Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Pong, Harry Merry at Emo's (link) [music] Mendoza Line at Hole in the Wall (link) [music] Black Crowes......

We have been told by our top-secret baseball sources that Roger Clemens will be returning to the Houston Astros this year. The date has not been set and the announcement has not yet been made official, but you can take it to the bank. If we're wrong, drinks on us. Clemens will bring much needed support to a young starting rotation and hopefully buoy the spirits of best firend Andy Pettitte, who is off to......

Remind us to make plans to spend next summer in Cabo! The recent legalization of drugs in Mexico is expected to increase tourism, especially by college students. Aside from the economic benefits of increased tourism, perhaps legalization could crack down (no pun intended) on the violence associated with drug trafficking. Women in Cyprus created the world's longest Bra Chain in an effort to increase breast cancer awareness. The Stars are out! Some teams in......

"Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack..." The sports gods are smiling on us today. As we wrap up March Madness tonight with the men's basketball championship, we also celebrate the unofficial national holiday known as Opening Day for Major League Baseball. We Seamheads are in wide-eyed excitement in anticipation of six months of the best sport in the world. Lo siento, futbol. And we are even more excited than usual, as our beloved......

Ahhhh. Summertime youth baseball. We remember those wonder years when we took on the Yankees after a highly improbable season engineered by our drunken curmudgeon of a coach who, nowadays, would probably be executed on the spot by rabid soccer moms for yelling at errr.. "motivating" us. (Not to mention supplying us with, gasp, beer after our final game!) Do you remember that time when he recruited his ex-girlfriend's daughter, Amanda, to pitch and......

The Texas Longhorns defeated the Michigan Wolverines in thrilling fashion this January, winning their first-ever Rose Bowl and finishing the season ranked 4th in the nation. Dusty Mangum's field-goal as time expired capped off a gutsy performance by the Horns who were led by the brilliant play of double-threat Vince Young. The Horns won the Rose Bowl trophy, but now they are relying on fans' support to win yet another award, the ESPY Award......