After several years of planning, Vibe, the new urban youth lounge, will host a party at 5 p.m. on Saturday to celebrate its grand opening. Located at 1725 K St., the center will provide a place for teens to do their homework, socialize and be safe, said Catherine Pentoney, spokeswoman and former chair of Vibe’s Board of Directors. Since 2007, the Vibe Foundation has been raising money to open its youth lounge. The nonprofit organization was founded by Julian Nagler and David Schenirer. “Vibe was a concept that came out of a need in Sacramento for the youth to have productive things to do,” said Nagler, one of Vibe’s co-founders. Nagler said he believes places like the Boys and Girls Clu

The Salvation Army of Sacramento County hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new child development center in the Oak Park area on September 21. The new facility, located on the corner of Alhambra Blvd. and Broadway, will be two stories high and nearly 14,000 sq ft, which is nearly six times larger than the old education building. The child development center will be the home for The Salvation Army’s day care and after-school programs. “It’s a long time coming,” said Major Tedd Lowcock, Salvation Army Sacramento Corps officer. “We had been operating in an older building for years. So to have something new in which you don’t have to worry about and to have the extra space here is pretty

There was lots of fun and action during the second annual Lights On Afterschool celebration on the south steps of the Captiol building today as participating schools "strutted" their stuff, showing the many ways students have benefitted from the program.   The program offers an alternative to children that would be returning home from school at a time when their parents are not there becaue of their work schedule. The event highlighted the creativity and energy of the kids using the program. On October 22, 2009 the Nation will celebrate Lights on Afterschool. In New York, the Empire State Building will be lit up for the third consecutive year in honor of Lights on Afterschool. Th