|With oodles of space to develop and lots of projects underway, the north Sarasota/south Lakewood Ranch area is booming.

There’s more on the horizon, too. Chef Chris Ponte is bringing two of his Tampa Bay concepts further south: On Swann and Olivia are both set to debut at the sprawling University Town Center by 2026. And Jimmy and Johnny Tung, of Bento Restaurant Group and Tampa’s Kosen, are bringing a restaurant to the area sometime this year: Zoto, an upscale izakaya that will serve sushi and Japanese small plates.

Flower Child

The first Florida location of this national chain opened in early May at Center Point at Waterside, a new restaurant/retail development just east of University Town Center. The 3,500-square-foot fast-casual restaurant specializes in healthy fare, with a large

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