Monday Essentials: Happy Columbus Day, Wilmington!

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast:

• According to the National Weather Service, Columbus Day will be sunny, with a high near 64. Expect a calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• Monday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Expect a light southwest wind.
• Tuesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 68. Expect a calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Expect an east wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Wednesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 67.
• Wednesday night will be cloudy, with a low around 53. There is a 40 percent chance of rain.

2. Have Something You Want on Patch? Have a story or event you would like featured on Wilmington Patch? Email christopher.gambon@patch.com.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "My kids swear by their pizza. I have had several of their offerings, and I have yet to get a meal that was not great. I hope they do very well in this new location. As to the complaints about another restaurant, or another of a particular type of restaurant, I don't understand. If they offer food that Wilmingtonians want to eat, where is the problem? I say bravo!" reader Karl Ian Sagal commenting on the article, Greg's Roast Beef, Now Open.

4. Columbus Day: Happy Columbus Day, Wilmington! Wondering what's open and closed around town?

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, check out a few of the purchases the town made last week.