Charlotte's ImaginOn will play host to one of the hottest tickets in town during the Democratic National Convention. Jon Stewart and his satirical news program "The Daily Show" will broadcast four nights from the same theater where the Children's Theatre of Charlotte stages its productions.

Children's Theatre Director Bruce LaRowe says the theater and library will split a rental fee of at least $95,000 from the Daily Show.

D.J. Teate with Morris Jenkins, servicing a customer's furnace. Photo: Scott Graf

There are laws to help renters get the maintenance and service they need from landlords. But a lot of people don't know about them. The Charlotte Community Relations Committee and a non-profit called Action NC are holding a training Saturday to teach renters their rights.

Action NC's local director Hector Vaca says he's heard many complaints of bed bugs, broken stoves, black mold and landlords unwilling to do anything about it.

There are lots of things that come with age.
The ability to adapt to change can be one hurdle. For commentator, Mary Struble Deery, that's especially true when it comes to technology.

I was surprised when my son, usually-Mr.-Tech-Support, declined to help me navigate a new website, which included a mess of brand-new-to-me features. "Mom, you can figure it out. They designed that site for the lowest common denominator."

So that's what I've sunk to. I guess I've known this awhile, but hearing him say it illuminated my ignorance.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg School board Wednesday heard options for getting rid of school days that end at 4:15. The district expects it would cost $4 million to add enough buses to move back school dismissals to 4:00 at all 32 of those schools. Another variation that would only shift the schedules of thirteen home schools would cost about $546,000. Transportation Director Carol Stamper also proposed a no-cost option that would shift back the school days of all CMS schools by 15 minutes. CMS started the late school days this year to save money by allowing buses to serve more schools.

WFAE's Mark Rumsey discusses the political debate over the proposed amendment to ban gay marriage, and the challenges in organizing a community forum on the issue. The forum, tonight at 7, is part of WFAE's Public Conversations series.

In less than six weeks, North Carolina voters will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would prevent the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

About 500 people turned out at Spirit Square for this community forum on the proposed constitutional amendment in North Carolina that would define marriage between one man and one woman as the only valid or recognized form of domestic legal union in the state. Listen to the entire discussion. Forum attendees were still arriving as Mark Rumsey introduced panelists. Panelists Frank Turek (left) and Scott Sigman with moderator WFAE's Julie Rose. In advance of the event, we solicited opinions on the proposed amendment to the state constitution.