Daily Briefing: Sarasota, Bradenton's biggest luxury hotel and resort opens its doors

The Palmetto Marriott Resort and Spa opened its doors July 22, marking the Sarasota Bradenton area’s largest luxury hotel. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Mon Jul 29 2024 [Sarasota, Bradenton's biggest luxury hotel and resort opens its doors]( [Views of the new Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa overlooking the Manatee River and the Bradenton Area Convention Center. Boasting 140,000 sq. ft. of indoor-outdoor event space with 252 guest rooms, making it the largest hotel in the Bradenton Area.]( The Palmetto Marriott Resort and Spa opened its doors July 22, marking the Sarasota Bradenton area’s largest luxury hotel. [READ MORE]( [Chai Leffler, on the right.Some 50 people gathered at the City of Palmetto Police Department for a protest and a two-mile march Saturday afternoon in Palmetto. The family and friends are calling for transparency and justice after the death of Breonte Johnson-Davis, who suffered cardiac arrest after he was tasered by Palmetto Police in November 2023.]( [Bradenton PD officer suspended following internal investigation]( Bradenton PD suspends Officer Julian Jackson briefly over involvement in the Palmetto PD incident that left Johnson-Davis dead in November 2023. [READ MORE]( [Attorney Matthew Sarelson, representing Christian and Bridget Ziegler, makes his opening statement during a hearing in front of Judge Hunter Carroll, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Sarasota. The Zieglers filed suit against the City of Sarasota, Sarasota Police Department and the 12th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office to stop the release of records obtained during closed criminal investigations into video voyeurism and sexual battery by Christian Ziegler. Ziegler was not charged in either case.]( [Sarasota City Commission agrees not to appeal judge's Ziegler ruling]( The Sarasota City Commission agreed not to appeal a judge's ruling that SPD's search of Christian Ziegler's phone during investigation was illegal. [READ MORE]( [Olympian and Sarasota Police Officer Tripp Schwenk stands with his gold and silver medals in 1996]( [Meet the Sarasota Police Officer who is a two-time Olympic medalist]( Sarasota Police Officer Tripp Schwenk began swimming competitively at seven years old and participated in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games. [READ MORE]( [Ace Sanders recently volunteered during the Truly Valued, Inc. football camp held at Sarasota's Robert L. Taylor Community Complex. Sanders has been named the new Head Football Coach for the Bayshore Bruins for the 2024 season. Sanders played football locally at Manatee High School, then University of South Carolina and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.]( [Seven new coaches will be leading Sarasota, Manatee high school football teams]( Seven Sarasota, Manatee high school football teams will have new head coaches in 2024. Here's who they are and the task that lays ahead for each. [READ MORE]( Advertisement TRENDING STORIES 1 [Murder trial of former ballerina Ashley Benefield begins in Manatee]( Former ballerina Ashley Benefield was arrested in connection to the shooting death of her estranged husband and ... [READ MORE]( 2 [6 Sarasota area restaurants open, 3 sold, 2 permanently close]( Six new restaurants recently opened in the Sarasota area, but two permanently closed, and three popular waterfront ... [READ MORE]( 3 [School grades: See scores for Sarasota and Manatee counties]( Sarasota County saw massive growth in its third-grade reading scores. [READ MORE]( 4 [New report: Home sales, prices dropping in Sarasota-Manatee area]( The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee reported both counties are seeing increases in inventory and ... [READ MORE]( 5 [Why do people call Ashley Benefield case the 'Black Swan murder trial'?]( Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, has been charged with the second-degree murder of her estranged husband. Why ... 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