Consolidation is one of the biggest issues voters in Shelby County face as Election Day nears. And this Friday, Oct. 15, opponents of the plan hope to give voters something to think about when they hold a rally outside Memphis City Hall.

Local lawyers will wear pink aprons and serve up big stacks of pancakes to help beat breast cancer this Friday.

The money from the 11th Annual Barrister’s Pancake Breakfast will go to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure in its fight against breast cancer. Organizers say about 75 percent of the cash will stay right here in the Memphis.

Last year, almost 500 people turned out and the event raised almost $11,000.

This year’s pancake breakfast will be held Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North Second Street, on Friday,  Oct. 15 from  7:30 a.m. until  9 a.m.

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By Nick Kenney - bio | email

MEMPHIS,  TN (WMC-TV) - Jump and grab thieves are targeting expensive Mid-South stores, leaving investigators to wonder if the thefts are part of a ring, and where the stolen goods are going.

Store owner Hal Lansky hopes someone knows who is stealing high-end jeans from his store, located inside the Peabody.

A recent theft was caught on camera.  In surveillance video, a pair of suspects scoop up a total of 40 pair of high-end designer jeans, and then run out the door.  The pair bolts through the Peabody's outer doors, and into an awaiting getaway car on Union Avenue.

"They act like they're buying," Lansky said. "They come in, look around, and the next thing you know they're bolting out of the store."

Wednesday, Lanksy said his store has been hit a total of three times since July.

"We've never had this problem in the 65 years we've been in business," he said. "It's just unbelievable."