QLine Extends Free Rides + Detroit-Born Pianist Dies

Happy Wednesday, people of Detroit! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 54 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in Detroit:

1. Detroit's QLine extends free rides through April 2022. (Detroit Metro Times)
2. Legislature tags $9 million to restart Detroit auto show in 2022. (Crain's Detroit Business)
3. Detroit CBS station announces return to local TV newscasts, with 24/7 streaming. (Detroit Free Press)
4. Detroit-born pianist Barry Harris who taught jazz greats in 1950s dies at 91. (Detroit Free Press)
5. Mom of 4, Detroit health worker loses everything in house fire. (FOX 2 Detroit)

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Today in Detroit:

• Staff Meeting - Randolph Career and Technical Center (3:55 PM)
• RHS Girl's Basketball: JV and Varsity Renaissance @ Wayne Memorial (5:30 PM)
• Choir Winter Concert - Renaissance High School (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Detroit Police Department: "Building connections with our youngest community members! Chief James E. White stopped by Most Holy Trinity Church in Detroit this evening to read to Detroit PAL Little Hoopers! #BooksBeforeBalls #OneDetroit" (Facebook)
• Detroit Police Department: "'Tis The Season! 🎄 Our Detroit 911 Communications Operations Gala was this past weekend. Dispatchers and operators took some time to enjoy the holiday season. Happy Holidays, #OneDetroit! Enjoy safely!" (Facebook)
• Detroit Police Department: "Telecommunicator Tuesday highlights Emergency Services Deployment Operators (ESDO) who work around the clock answering and dispatching your emergency. #OneDetroit, meet Senior Emergency Services Deployment Operator: Daniel Rutkowski. Tel..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Regional Chamber: "Congratulations from the Chamber and MICHauto to the Detroit Regional Partnership and its President and CEO Maureen Krauss on being named a finalist for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's $1 billion #BuildBackBetter Regional ..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Public Television: "Join Celtic Woman on a spectacular musical journey around the Emerald Isle as they share a message of love and hope in the form of musical postcards. 💚 Watch "Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland" TONIGHT at 10pm ET." (Facebook)

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— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com