by Ashley Gurbal Kritzer

Ava, the South Tampa Italian restaurant backed by Chicago Cubs general manager Joe Maddon, will bring pizza, salad and paninis to Tampa Heights in early 2017. The Italian restaurant, which opened on the South Howard strip in late 2014, will operate a kiosk at The Heights Public Market inside the Armature Works building.

Ava will have a 500-square-foot stall in the public market. Ramen restaurant Ichicoro, bakery Chocolate Pi and Union by Commune + Co., known for its cold brew, are all slated to have a presence in the market. The 21,000-square-foot hall is one component of the Armature Works, a historic building that once housed the city's trolleys.

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