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County building records suggest that before his abrupt resignation last month, Lee County Judge Frank Mann Jr. routinely left work before noon, rarely put in an eight-hour day and sometimes never showed up on days he set aside for trials.

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are on course for a collision.

Miss something this week? Catch up on a few of our stories in this quick digest.

 This must be chef’s lair. A cylinder of salt and box of baking soda stand close by, the familiar geometrics of a good kitchen. Coffee fixings and snacks dominate one corner.No cook toils in this Crayton Cove gallery, however.Follow Harriet Howard Heithaus on Twitter @Ndn_HarrietHeit.

Saturday morning begins with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low to mid 70's. Through the afternoon cloud cover will continue to decrease. A few isolated showers will remain possible today, mainly across Collier County and far southern parts of Florida. Highs will be warm, topping out in the upper 80's with only moderate humidity.

A 65-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured Friday night in a car crash on Airport-Pulling Road in East Naples.

Imagine the possibilities. That’s the approach self-made billionaire B. Thomas Golisano takes not just in business, but in philanthropy. Judging by his giving, the Naples resident — and founder and chairman of Paychex Inc. — has seen all sorts of possibilities over the last three decades to make a difference in the world.

After a successful test of its online grocery store, the retail giant is rolling it out to more stores, including four of its supercenters in Southwest Florida.

Each week, Naples Daily News and PrepZone brings you the best local music and the best local football highlights in one bone-jarring, face-melting place. This week: Dolt.

The Naples High School football team scored often in the second quarter of a big district victory Friday, but it was defense and special teams that set up the Golden Eagles' offensive outburst.