Planned Parenthood will offer vasectomies, U of M’s Laird Veatch talks Tigers sports and we found the deadliest street for pedestrians.

The Summer Avenue Merchants Association president wants to protect area small businesses, but says there’s value in national chains like Starbucks and Chick-fil-A, too.

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According to the most recent data available Thursday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m., 78 pedestrians have been killed so far this year. Read on for a deeper dive into the data, which the DM obtained from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. 

Summer Avenue and the neighborhoods that surround it have, like most every area of the city, their fair share of problems with crime.

The trauma after becoming a victim can increase the chances of juveniles becoming perpetrators themselves, creating an endless cycle of gun violence, said Dr. Eraina Schauss, director of a counseling group for Le Bonheur’s trauma victims.

As the city sees crime rates rising, we hear a lot about young perpetrators. But the data on the other side of the coin, young victims, is just as striking.

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The shooting occurred in the 4900 block of Cimmaron Drive around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. 

East High grad Brandice Daniel followed her heart to create Harlem’s Fashion Row in 2007. This weekend, she’s back in her hometown with a sold-out show at Nike.

The agreement will be reviewed next week by Shelby County Board of Commissioners, City of Germantown, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education and the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education.

The 3.5% increase is set to take place in fall 2023. The last time the university increased on-campus housing prices was in fall 2017.

The D.C. Scorecard looks at the partisan split on federal same-sex marriage recognition and the National Defense Authorization Act. 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating circumstances that led to the death of a suspect after a shootout with Memphis police officers. 

Oak Court, in its day, was a pinnacle of shopping and retail lore. It was also the first project that developers Jack Belz and Henry Turley did together. 

Read the terms of a formal agreement that would transfer ownership of Germantown Elementary and Germantown Middle Schools to the suburb, and arrange for the sale of Germantown High School.

Cocozza is open in Harbor Town, a new ER is coming to Arlington and there’s more work to do with TVA.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo talked in more specific terms about the Germantown schools transfer on “Behind The Headlines.” 

Even though MLGW is in some ways back where it started, the power provider RFP wasn’t all for naught, said the utility’s board chair. 

The first of four public input sessions about the search for the next MSCS superintendent was held Thursday night at Snowden School.

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy will recuse the office from the case and seek a pro tem appointment of an independent prosecutor.

This week, cuddle up by a fire pit near the river, celebrate Latin American and Caribbean holiday traditions and get buck at Imagine Vegan Cafe.

The Dixie Greyhound project hits a snag, chef Jimmy Gentry heads Downtown and the Southern Heritage Classic announces a new opponent. 

After a lawyer for the Franklin L. Haney Co. spoke during Wednesday’s MLGW board meeting, the board took a brief, unplanned recess to consult its legal team.

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The schools allege in the suit that Memphis-Shelby County Schools based its recommendation to revoke their charters on incomplete performance data from the Tennessee Department of Education.