Dawnthea M. Price Lisco

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Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
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...so how was your week, bluesky? #protectmypublicmedia

Virginia public media stations brace for impact of federal funding cuts UPDATED: Several outlets, including VPM, expect to scale back local programming.

Questions about this article and VPM News’ overall editorial policy should be directed to Managing Editor Dawnthea M. Price Lisco (dplisco@vpm.org) and News Director Elliott Robinson (erobinson@vpm.org).

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.

A map of Virginia showing public media stations who all stand to lose money due to federal cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.

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...

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

Curious Commonwealth asks: How does Virginia do referendums and recalls? The answer depends on the ballot, office and location.

~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

Hey wait I work there

Lorien Testard | Composing the Music of Expedition 33 Meet Lorien Testard, composer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Here's the source for this btw! www.expedition33.com/post/composi...

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

I love my job as the guy who adds a fake “keep me signed in” checkbox to every website that does nothing

"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.

Breaking: VPM loses funding from federal ‘Ready to Learn’ grant RTL helped popularize kids shows like Dragon Tales and Between the Lions.

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

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.

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.

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.

Boil advisory lifted for Richmond, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico Avula discusses backup power, business closures and potential investigation during Saturday press conference

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

I'll ask HR, but I'd say you can change your slack title as long as @exit265c.com is cool with it

A young man, with no arms or legs sits in front of his art

A Man holding large scissors

A picturesque landscape of central Virginia

A loving moment between a proud mother and son

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...

Tortilleria Mixteca! They're very communicative on Facebook: m.facebook.com/tortilleriam...

Tortillas roll on a belt as a worker oils the machine

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

Senior hunger a ‘hidden crisis in the commonwealth’ Virginia lawmakers call for SNAP benefit increases as the solution.

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

Room to grow: Cutting the forest of the future Can we change forestry practices in time to save declining eastern hardwood species?

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.

Records: Pro-Palestine demonstrations drove university policy changes A majority of Virginia’s public universities have tightened rules on students’ use of campus space.

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

America Amplified How VPM News and other America Amplified partner stations boosted engagement numbers by answering questions on Reddit

Some good news: If you follow @myvpm.bsky.social on reddit, chances are high that it's me or @dawnthea.bsky.social behind the posts.

We chatted with America Amplified's Alisa Barba about how we're using Reddit to reach an audience where they are!

apologies in advance — I generally follow back, but am having trouble combing through 100s of follows at once. I don't understand how anyone does this for a living

Police announce road closures for 2024 Richmond Marathon Some roads set to close as early as 5 p.m. Thursday.

Richmond Marathon weekend is...almost here! Some roads are set to close as early as 5 p.m. TONIGHT.

Here's a list of road closures you should know about ahead of the big race: