I am moving to Denton in the next week or so and also will be attending UNT. I don't know too much about the job situation as I have been working as a Federal employee out in El Paso since about the time I got out of the Army in December 2009, and have pretty much only been looking for Federal jobs in the area (really hard to find and get). I wanted to move to Denton cause it was close to a family member I wanted to be near and also the school, so I gave up on only looking for Federal work and started looking in the private sector. I got a job at a hospital in Grapevine and only got it because my ex GF works there and told me about the position.
But I can tell you that the Texas Workforce Center there in Denton was really great. I don't know if it was just because I am a veteran or not, but the service and help that I got there was great and would be a useful resource for finding work around there.
As for where to hang, I think that Fry Street (I think that is how to spell it) is like the main drag of college bars. I went there a couple of weeks ago and it was pretty fun. I am out of the whole bar scene now, so I don't think that I will be spending most of the weeknights there..lol
While there, I also did go sit with the lodge there in Denton. The Brothers there were more than welcoming and it was quite an experience. It does seem to be a pretty active lodge and there were several younger Masons. Both young in age and length of time involved with Masonry. I do look forward to becoming a member there when I get my move officially done.
If you got any questions, shoot me a PM.
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Oh, yea. And Rudy's is awesome...lol The first time I ate at a Rudy's was in El Paso and it was really good. As soon as I found out Denton had one, I bought some for my whole family and let them in on that little secret....lol Good luck on your decision!