Brooklinks: Monday Columbus Day Edition

Brookinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news stories, blog items and images. We wish all that have the day off today, like us, some extra sleep and good fun on a beautiful day.

Columbus:
Closed for Columbus [NYDN]
Columbus Closings [NYPost]
Fast Facts: Columbus Day 2006 [Resource Shelf]

Not Columbus:
An Arena in Coney? [AYR]
Develop Don't Destroy Walkathon Oct. 21 [OTBKB]
Two NY Projects Show How to Use Frank Gehry and How Not [DWIJR: Brooklyn Edition]
Open House New York Photo Highlights [Brownstoner]
Prospect Heights Party Ends With Plunge from Roof [NYPost]
Coney Island Film Festival [Brit in Brooklyn]
Aussie Grub on Fourth Avenue [Sunset Parker]
Long Weekend in the Slope [Slope via the Lake]
Shadow Puppets at Community Books [OTBKB]
Out-of-towner's Visit to Coney Island [On Little Cat's Feet]
Albino Squirrel of Prospect Park [Gothamist]
Popular Brooklyn Blogger Not Eaten By Squirrels, Will Return [Dope on the Slope]
Brooklyn Blogger Struggles with New Blogger Beta [Erica's Blog]