Published November 12, 2010

Good morning! The Museum of Fine Arts unveils its massive, $504 million expansion to the press today. The Art of the Americas wing has been guarded with Apple-like secrecy. I’ll be covering the opening with WBUR’s Andrea Shea and Jesse Costa. (Catch up on all of our coverage in our special section: The ‘New’ MFA.)

Here’s what’s news on chilly Friday morning in Boston:

Stakes are four stories high for the MFA expansion. “Los Angeles and Chicago have not been as successful in raising money for their own museum campaigns. Or as strategic.” (WBUR)

Mass. could lose $200 million this year, “as the incoming Republican congressional leadership and President Obama take aim at earmarked spending projects.” (Globe)

Harmonix, the Cambridge company behind “Rock Band,” is for sale. Viacom acquired the company for $175 million four years ago, but sales are slipping. Harmonix won’t comment. (Globe)

A Somerville police detective is out of the hospital after his brush with death. Det. Mario Oliveira was shot in the chest and abdomen Nov. 2 while serving a warrant. The injuries were called life-threatening. Police shot dead the suspect. (Herald)