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Old 01-12-2013, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Hey everyone,

I landed a great job in downtown Akron a few months ago and am moving to the area soon, preferably the Cuyahoga Falls area. I'm a 25 year old single male. I'm coming from the Dover/New Philadelphia area, so this will be a change for me as Akron is a bigger area than I'm used to living in. But, I'm thoroughly excited about this change! Akron for me is a big city haha.

Although I'll be close to home, this will be a fresh start for me and I'd like to know where some places I should look into to make friends at, whether guy or girl, around my age. I'm pretty open to any suggestions, whether bars or coffee shops. I just want to know where a lot of people go in the area around my age.

Please, no comments telling me Akron sucks or something. I like it and am happy to be moving there.

Thanks for any suggestions!
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Old 01-14-2013, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Ak-Rowdy, OH
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Hey everyone,

I landed a great job in downtown Akron a few months ago and am moving to the area soon, preferably the Cuyahoga Falls area. I'm a 25 year old single male. I'm coming from the Dover/New Philadelphia area, so this will be a change for me as Akron is a bigger area than I'm used to living in. But, I'm thoroughly excited about this change! Akron for me is a big city haha.

Although I'll be close to home, this will be a fresh start for me and I'd like to know where some places I should look into to make friends at, whether guy or girl, around my age. I'm pretty open to any suggestions, whether bars or coffee shops. I just want to know where a lot of people go in the area around my age.

Please, no comments telling me Akron sucks or something. I like it and am happy to be moving there.

Thanks for any suggestions!
I guess I would start by asking how you landed on the Falls as the place to live. Not that it's bad, but it's not exactly my top spot for twenty-something professionals looking to mingle. If it was me I would be shooting for Highland Square, the Valley, or Downtown.

If you're looking to meet new people I would highly suggest you get in with some of the young professionals groups in the area. That way you can build a base both personally and professionally and cover both bases. Young Professionals of Akron is one, Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank's CORE, Akron Urban League Young Professionals, and the Greater Akron Chamber's Young Professionals Network are all good places to check.

Next you could try some of the bars and clubs Downtown, in Highland Square, in University Park, and in the Valley, although I would say rolling solo would be a little inconvenient but not insurmountable.

Being 25 you could also wander into random parties at/near UA, you should still fit in!

Finally there's always online - meetup.com has groups for just about anything, Facebook Groups, etc.

But definitely some of the young professionals networking groups. It's no problem to come in, say you're new to the city, work downtown, and are looking to make some new connections. You're actually who they're looking for.

Feel free to toss out any other questions.
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