Dawnthea M. Price Lisco
@dawnthea.bsky.social
Managing editor, VPM News | [email protected] | she/her, 🇵🇭, multiple sclerosis | it's dimple, like DMPL
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We went to Costco
Without a real shopping list
This is a haiku
Without a real shopping list
This is a haiku
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Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
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July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
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...so how was your week, bluesky? #protectmypublicmedia
July 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
...so how was your week, bluesky? #protectmypublicmedia
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Questions about this article and VPM News’ overall editorial policy should be directed to Managing Editor Dawnthea M. Price Lisco ([email protected]) and News Director Elliott Robinson ([email protected]).
Virginia public media stations brace for impact of federal funding cuts
UPDATED: Several outlets, including VPM, expect to scale back local programming.
www.vpm.org
July 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Questions about this article and VPM News’ overall editorial policy should be directed to Managing Editor Dawnthea M. Price Lisco ([email protected]) and News Director Elliott Robinson ([email protected]).
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Congress will claw back $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. VPM, which is a PBS and NPR affiliate, will lose more than $2.5M over the next two years in lost funds. VPM President Jayme Swain says the cuts could result in the loss of Central Virginia local programming.
July 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Congress will claw back $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. VPM, which is a PBS and NPR affiliate, will lose more than $2.5M over the next two years in lost funds. VPM President Jayme Swain says the cuts could result in the loss of Central Virginia local programming.
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Congress has voted to claw back $9 billion in funding for various aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that President Donald Trump is expected to approve. But what, who and where, exactly, would be impacted by the funding loss in Virginia?
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...
July 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Congress has voted to claw back $9 billion in funding for various aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that President Donald Trump is expected to approve. But what, who and where, exactly, would be impacted by the funding loss in Virginia?
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...
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P.S. – This Curious was tough to answer! The commonwealth's rules are very layered and the answer varies *extremely* by location and office.
If there's a ballot initiative or type of elected office you're curious about (ha) and we didn't get to it, please let us know!
— @dawnthea.bsky.social
If there's a ballot initiative or type of elected office you're curious about (ha) and we didn't get to it, please let us know!
— @dawnthea.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
P.S. – This Curious was tough to answer! The commonwealth's rules are very layered and the answer varies *extremely* by location and office.
If there's a ballot initiative or type of elected office you're curious about (ha) and we didn't get to it, please let us know!
— @dawnthea.bsky.social
If there's a ballot initiative or type of elected office you're curious about (ha) and we didn't get to it, please let us know!
— @dawnthea.bsky.social
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~50% of the US provides citizens with a path to change laws via voter initiatives — or recall their elected officials.
A Goochland County listener asked @whittneye.bsky.social whether Virginia is one of them.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07... #publicmedia #audiencepowered #curiouscommonwealth
A Goochland County listener asked @whittneye.bsky.social whether Virginia is one of them.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07... #publicmedia #audiencepowered #curiouscommonwealth
Curious Commonwealth asks: How does Virginia do referendums and recalls?
The answer depends on the ballot, office and location.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
~50% of the US provides citizens with a path to change laws via voter initiatives — or recall their elected officials.
A Goochland County listener asked @whittneye.bsky.social whether Virginia is one of them.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07... #publicmedia #audiencepowered #curiouscommonwealth
A Goochland County listener asked @whittneye.bsky.social whether Virginia is one of them.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-07... #publicmedia #audiencepowered #curiouscommonwealth
Hey wait I work there
May 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hey wait I work there
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Here's the source for this btw! www.expedition33.com/post/composi...
Lorien Testard | Composing the Music of Expedition 33
Meet Lorien Testard, composer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
www.expedition33.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Here's the source for this btw! www.expedition33.com/post/composi...
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I think calling him "some guy off soundcloud" really discounts the massive amount of work he put into making a huge portfolio specifically of the kind of music he wanted to write for video games. He wasn't some dude with a few tracks up that the game director randomly found
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I think calling him "some guy off soundcloud" really discounts the massive amount of work he put into making a huge portfolio specifically of the kind of music he wanted to write for video games. He wasn't some dude with a few tracks up that the game director randomly found
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I love my job as the guy who adds a fake “keep me signed in” checkbox to every website that does nothing
May 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I love my job as the guy who adds a fake “keep me signed in” checkbox to every website that does nothing
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"In the Dark" is such superb reporting. Each season is better than the last. I highly recommend listening! It's exciting to see a team of skilled women getting their deserved recognition.
The Pulitzer I’m most excited about was for audio reporting, “In the Dark,” which didn’t get nearly the attention it should have. www.newyorker.com/podcast/in-t...
In the Dark
Long-form investigative journalism, hosted by Madeleine Baran.
www.newyorker.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"In the Dark" is such superb reporting. Each season is better than the last. I highly recommend listening! It's exciting to see a team of skilled women getting their deserved recognition.
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A spokesperson for VPM Media Corp. told VPM News that VPM had received $75,000 for the federal fiscal year running from Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025, but it was not yet clear how much of that money was still left to spend as of Friday, May 2 — the effective termination date of the grant.
Breaking: VPM loses funding from federal ‘Ready to Learn’ grant
RTL helped popularize kids shows like Dragon Tales and Between the Lions.
www.vpm.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A spokesperson for VPM Media Corp. told VPM News that VPM had received $75,000 for the federal fiscal year running from Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025, but it was not yet clear how much of that money was still left to spend as of Friday, May 2 — the effective termination date of the grant.
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This is going to be way more interesting to me next week but rn I just did my DISHES and boiled some PASTA and then I'll do some LAUNDRY
So sounds like there could be a few investigating bodies on this. Avula said they’d bring in a third party to investigate. I wonder if they will be complete before June primaries, when former Mayor Stoney is on the ballot for Lt Gov
January 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is going to be way more interesting to me next week but rn I just did my DISHES and boiled some PASTA and then I'll do some LAUNDRY
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So, what's next?
You gotta flush those pipes. You should also flush out appliances like washer machines and dishwashers, as well as your ice makers and refrigerator water dispensers.
You gotta flush those pipes. You should also flush out appliances like washer machines and dishwashers, as well as your ice makers and refrigerator water dispensers.
Here’s how to flush your pipes now that the water boil advisory has been lifted
Virginia Department of Health, city of Richmond have tips.
www.vpm.org
January 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So, what's next?
You gotta flush those pipes. You should also flush out appliances like washer machines and dishwashers, as well as your ice makers and refrigerator water dispensers.
You gotta flush those pipes. You should also flush out appliances like washer machines and dishwashers, as well as your ice makers and refrigerator water dispensers.
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HEY CITY OF RICHMOND! YOU HAVE POTABLE WATER AGAIN!
The boil water advisory has been lifted in the Greater Richmond area, also including the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, which have been under boil water advisories this week.
The boil water advisory has been lifted in the Greater Richmond area, also including the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, which have been under boil water advisories this week.
January 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
HEY CITY OF RICHMOND! YOU HAVE POTABLE WATER AGAIN!
The boil water advisory has been lifted in the Greater Richmond area, also including the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, which have been under boil water advisories this week.
The boil water advisory has been lifted in the Greater Richmond area, also including the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, which have been under boil water advisories this week.
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The city of Richmond will undergo a review of the events that led to the water system failure and soon would announce the details of that process, according to Mayor Danny Avula.
Avula and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have publicly discussed beginning investigations into what led to the city’s water outage
Avula and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have publicly discussed beginning investigations into what led to the city’s water outage
Boil advisory lifted for Richmond, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico
Avula discusses backup power, business closures and potential investigation during Saturday press conference
www.vpm.org
January 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The city of Richmond will undergo a review of the events that led to the water system failure and soon would announce the details of that process, according to Mayor Danny Avula.
Avula and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have publicly discussed beginning investigations into what led to the city’s water outage
Avula and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have publicly discussed beginning investigations into what led to the city’s water outage
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It was really really really really hard to pick the most memorable photos from this year. But here are 4 of 50 pictures from @vpm.org. The best part: collaborating with my talented colleagues on so many interesting stories. Thank you to all who made this year memorable. www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
December 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM
It was really really really really hard to pick the most memorable photos from this year. But here are 4 of 50 pictures from @vpm.org. The best part: collaborating with my talented colleagues on so many interesting stories. Thank you to all who made this year memorable. www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
Beato Ortiz Hernández was born with the tortilla. As a kid in the Mexican state of Guerrero, they were never missing from a meal.
But tortillerias were hard to find when he immigrated to Richmond in 2000. So he made his own.
WATCH @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
#rva #lamixteca #henrico
But tortillerias were hard to find when he immigrated to Richmond in 2000. So he made his own.
WATCH @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
#rva #lamixteca #henrico
December 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Beato Ortiz Hernández was born with the tortilla. As a kid in the Mexican state of Guerrero, they were never missing from a meal.
But tortillerias were hard to find when he immigrated to Richmond in 2000. So he made his own.
WATCH @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
#rva #lamixteca #henrico
But tortillerias were hard to find when he immigrated to Richmond in 2000. So he made his own.
WATCH @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...
#rva #lamixteca #henrico
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Seniors are especially vulnerable to food insecurity because many are living on fixed incomes and have to cover medical expenses — something state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wants to address through a proposed budget amendment that would increase the minimum SNAP benefit to $50 a month for recipients 60+.
Senior hunger a ‘hidden crisis in the commonwealth’
Virginia lawmakers call for SNAP benefit increases as the solution.
www.vpm.org
December 20, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Seniors are especially vulnerable to food insecurity because many are living on fixed incomes and have to cover medical expenses — something state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wants to address through a proposed budget amendment that would increase the minimum SNAP benefit to $50 a month for recipients 60+.
We went to Costco
Without a real shopping list
This is a haiku
Without a real shopping list
This is a haiku
December 13, 2024 at 12:43 AM
We went to Costco
Without a real shopping list
This is a haiku
Without a real shopping list
This is a haiku
Reposted by Dawnthea M. Price Lisco
Joe Rossetti runs the Virginia Department of Forestry’s Hardwood Initiative, a program that connects landowners with foresters who will help them create a management plan for their properties. It also offers a cost share and tax credit for certain management work.
Room to grow: Cutting the forest of the future
Can we change forestry practices in time to save declining eastern hardwood species?
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December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Joe Rossetti runs the Virginia Department of Forestry’s Hardwood Initiative, a program that connects landowners with foresters who will help them create a management plan for their properties. It also offers a cost share and tax credit for certain management work.
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Since this summer Megan and I have been looking into VCU’s response to student protests for @vpm.org . Here’s the story, and some interesting findings below: https://buff.ly/3OFuAh1 📸: @theshabomb.com
Records: Pro-Palestine demonstrations drove university policy changes
A majority of Virginia’s public universities have tightened rules on students’ use of campus space.
buff.ly
December 5, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Since this summer Megan and I have been looking into VCU’s response to student protests for @vpm.org . Here’s the story, and some interesting findings below: https://buff.ly/3OFuAh1 📸: @theshabomb.com