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Technology, business and finance reporter and author of the #IBJtech newsletter

Orr joined IBJ in 2016. She’s been a reporter since 1995 and has worked at four newspapers in three states. Before moving to Indianapolis, she wrote for the Courier & Press in Evansville. When she’s not working, she enjoys cooking, travel and spending way too much time on Twitter.

Quick facts:

Go-to coffee order: Basic coffee with cream

Best book: “An American Tragedy” by Hoosier author Theodore Dreiser is a favorite. “I’d argue it’s THE Great American Novel,” she said.

Most used tech gadget: iPhone

Articles

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Downtown taco restaurant closes after 13 months

The 7,500-square-foot restaurant and bar, which opened at the northeast corner of South Meridian and Georgia streets in November 2017, was the first location outside of Chicago for Broken English Taco Pub.

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2018 Year in Review: Downtown coalition, INDOT battle over I-65/I-70 rebuild project

In response to public input, INDOT said in September it would not add extra through lanes to the interchange as planned. INDOT also said its plans now call for the construction of retaining walls in certain areas that are only 7 to 11 feet high at the top of existing berms, rather than the much-higher retaining walls at the foot of the berms that it had originally proposed.

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Peppy Grill closes for renovations

The 24-hour diner, which closed late last month, expects to reopen in March with all-new seating, flooring, kitchen equipment and a new indoor/outdoor seating area on the north side of the building.

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