COSMETOLOGY & BEAUTY SCHOOL - DENTON, TeXas

With two major university campuses (the University of North Texas and the Texas Woman’s University), Denton is a true college town with a lively student population. Downtown there’s a buzzing coffee shop culture, with pavement cafes to sit and sip a latte while you watch the street life go by.

Jupiter House is a must for a morning coffee and chat, or head to its sister shop, the Europa, to indulge in one of their amazing confectionary items – chocolate coated strawberries, anyone?

Denton comes to life at night, partying until 2am and later, as the bars and clubs on the Square and Fry Street turn on their lights and crank up the jukeboxes. The student crowd is concentrated around Fry Street, while The Square offers drinking, eating and music options for a more mixed clientele. The street is often filled with bubbles, blown from a van selling exotic herbs and spices – Denton is that kind of town!

Denton was named America’s Best Music Scene in 2008, and has a huge variety of live music on offer every night of the week. There’s Andy’s on The Square for live music on the ground floor and a grungy basement for drinks, linked by a dumb waiter. The building is full of character, having started out as a grocery store in 1877, and done time as a risqué movie theater. There’s also the more chic Paschall Bar upstairs for cocktails.

Other venues include Haileys, where indie band Midlake performed their first gig, and J&J’s Pizza, who have regular band nights in their basement, and Cool Beans, a bar on Fry Street that has live music on the roof (yep, the roof!)