Economics is about people. So if you want to understand an economy you have to talk to its people.
Since late March I've been speaking to people in Ambridge, PA, a place that once was called Economy.
This @BW story was the result:
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Since late March I've been speaking to people in Ambridge, PA, a place that once was called Economy.
This @BW story was the result:
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
@BW This is Felicia Mycyk. She is a track and football coach. She's also a community activist who does all sorts of things from handing out laptops to kids who need them to running Zoom community discussions. She runs Ambridge Connection, which is like a community corner on Facebook, 
@BW This is Rick Thornhill. He's the pastor at the New Hope Community Church. This summer he officiated at three funerals for men who died from overdoses. To him and his community that remains a bigger crisis than Covid-19.
@BW This Kim Villella. She leads the Ambridge Regional Chamber of Commerce. She runs a salon. She and her husband also used to own a small manufacturing company they sold last year. She ran as a Dem for the state senate in 2012. She plans to vote for Donald Trump again this year.
@BW This is Mike Mikulich, president of the Ambridge Borough Council. He's a former steel worker who spent years working for the state highway administration. He's served on the council for 32 years.
@BW This is Donnie Cardone, left, and Michael Haas. They are both teachers who work with kids incarcerated in the Pittsburgh area. They just opened a microbrewery called Altered Genius in Ambridge, which they are hoping will draw people to town. They may just be Ambridge's future...
@BW One of the great privileges on this piece was working with photographer Dane Rhys, a fellow Aussie. He really brought this piece to life. See more of his pics here: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
