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 City of Sacramento's Neighborhood Services Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the VIBE Foundation, the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) and the Walmart Foundation are sponsoring a FREE Youth Summer Job Fair on Saturday, April 2nd at Cesar Chavez Park and Historic City Hall.  Here is more information: Saturday, April 2, 2011 ~ 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM ~ Cesar Chavez Park (910 I Street, between 9th & 10th Streets) & Historic City Hall (915 I Street) Are you between the ages of 16 and 22?  Then don't miss out on this opportunity!  Over 30 organizations will be available to offer full time and part time job opportunities, internship opportunities, college recru

Saturday, VIBE organization will be organizing and hosting a cake-decorating contest where local bakeries will showcase their designs in Midtown for the Second Saturday Art Walk. Cake Craze is a fundraiser and all proceeds will benefit the VIBE Foundation and the new teen center that is being built. VIBE is a youth organization which was founded in 2007 and officially became a nonprofit organization about a year ago. “The VIBE Youth Board was brainstorming ideas and came up with the Cake Craze contest,” said VIBE spokeswoman Mylesha Ramey. Julia Hildago, chairwoman of VIBE, said this is the first time we’ve done an event like this and we’re very excited. The youth organization is made

In a case of young meets old, a group of civic-minded teens is getting closer to its goal of creating a hip space for youth at a senior apartment complex in Midtown. The city’s Planning Commission approved a permit on Thursday for the VIBE Urban Youth Lounge to operate at the Midtown Manor senior complex at 1725 K St. The center’s groundbreaking is planned for March 12 and will coincide with the Second Saturday Art Walk. VIBE organizers had planned to open the center in July 2010. Christina Giffin, executive director of the VIBE Foundation, said the opening was delayed because of lack of funding and because she took some time away from the project to take care of her baby. “Honestly, wh

       Eating good food, drinking good wine, and keeping the kids off the streets. These are three of my of my favorite pastimes. Unfortunately, it is rare that I get to indulge in all three at once. Every so often, however, the stars align just so, and offer up an event that allows me to eat, drink and help kids.   The food- and wine-pairing fundraiser for the VIBE Foundation at Le Cordon Bleu Friday night was one such occasion.   The gala was sponsored by Infuze Marketing, who work with local, lesser known wineries at a variety of events throughout the Sacramento area. Infuse selects a specific nonprofit to benefit from each one of their events.   The VIBE Foundation is creating a

VIBE, a non-profit for Sacramento youth, will be the beneficiary of Infuze Wine & Food Pairing Friday, June 25 from 5:30 - 8:30 at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts 2450 Del Paso Road in Sacramento.  The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased at www.infuzemarketing.com for $25. Infuze Marketing of downtown Sacramento is partnering with Le Cordon Bleu and four regional, family-owned wineries to provide a variety of tastes from around the world each paired to a different wine.  Le Cordon Bleu will be featuring upcoming student chefs under the direction of master chefs to showcase their culinary talents. The four featured wineries include Chateau Routon Winery of Fai

Saturday night comes, and it’s the same thing every week – what’s there to do? It gets old. There’s always that party in Carmichael, but we didn’t want to go last Saturday, so why tonight? There’s East Sac, or whatever always seems to be going on in Land Park, or hanging out in parking lots, like Safeway at 19th and S. It’s all so sketchy. And, at that, none of it seems to be worth the hassle of having to explain it to our parents. The simple fact is we have nowhere to go to simply kick it. About two years ago, Julian Nagler and I were doing the usual: a Saturday night hanging out in his living room, doing nothing. That Saturday night was one too many, and we decided to do something abou

 On Wednesday night, members of the VIBE foundation's Youth Leadership Board met at their 3,000 square-foot future lounge site, a building donated to them by the Sacramento Housing Redevelopment Agency, to discuss their recent accomplishments and funding plans. The youth lounge, which is scheduled to open in August, aims to provide a safe and fun environment conducive to the success of its youth members. In addition to after-school tutoring, the lounge will offer a game area and career center with a network of resources to help teens find jobs, internships and apprenticeships. VIBE is an all-volunteer organization, and the entirety of its fundraising efforts have been conducted by the VI