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Eater Dallas’s Tips for Enjoying the Total Solar Eclipse in April
The 2024 solar eclipse will happen on Monday, April 8 and Dallas happens to be one of the cities in the path of totality. According to NASA, the partial eclipse will begin at 12:33 p.m. completely block out the sun at 1:40 p.m. and the sun will stay hidden behind the moon for just shy of four minutes, until 1:44 p.m. The partial eclipse will go on until 3:02 p.m.
What does that mean? For everyone, it means order some eclipse glasses and brush up on safety during the event now. For locals, ask your boss now about taking PTO or working from home that day (that is perhaps our hottest tip). And for the innumerable tourists descending upon the Metroplex for this auspicious event, it means you need to know where to watch the eclipse for the best views, plus where to eat and drink while you’re in town.
Eater Dallas has a running map of our picks for the best solar eclipse events to attend, from viewing parties to lunches to beer gardens, and our Eater’s Guide to Dallas is also a great reference for what’s hot and notable around town.
Here are our tips for navigating the Metroplex, both during the eclipse and the weekend before — and for however long you’re around.
What to know about DFW neighborhoods and the ‘burbs
For those staying in Dallas, you’ll find that many of the neighborhoods are walkable but walking from neighborhood to neighborhood can be challenging. Depending on both the weather and time of day, you might want to call Uber or Lyft, or ask your hotel if it provides car service.
That said, some key neighborhoods worth exploring include Deep Ellum, a historically Black neighborhood where the Dallas music scene was born; Bishop Arts, in the north part of Oak Cliff where lots of young folks live and lots of great restaurants can be found; Lower Greenville, which is a great slice of all kinds of Dallas experiences from dive bars to fine dining restaurants run by some of the city’s top chefs, are in one place; and Knox/Henderson, where you can hop on the Katy Trail for a hike or grab a ritzy bite to eat.
15 Essential Restaurants in Deep Ellum
11 Essential Restaurants in Bishop Arts
15 Essential Greenville Avenue Restaurants
14 Essential Knox-Henderson Restaurants
Many visitors find themselves staying Downtown, where there are loads of interesting places to eat within walking distance. Don’t just stick to your hotel restaurant and bar — there are great options nearby. For those heading to viewing events around lunchtime,
13 Essential Downtown Dallas Restaurants
The Metroplex is massive, covering 9,286 square miles and only a tiny part of it is Dallas. If you’re staying in Grapevine, Frisco, Fort Worth, or any of the numerous suburbs then transportation into Dallas proper is most efficiently done by Uber or Lyft but expect it to take between 30 minutes and an hour depending on traffic. But there are great hidden gems for food and drink all over so consult our maps of the ‘burbs to find the best places to eat wherever you are.
13 Essential Frisco Restaurants
How to Spend a Day Eating and Drinking at the Star in Frisco
14 Essential Restaurants in Plano
15 Essential Richardson Restaurants
14 Essential Carrollton Restaurants
11 Essential McKinney Restaurants
12 Essential Restaurants in Denton
What to eat in DFW
So many people who come to Dallas want to eat steak (we’re known for it), barbecue, Tex-Mex, tacos, and burgers. And they should!
14 Essential Dallas Steakhouses
13 Essential DFW Barbecue Joints
12 Essential Tex-Mex Restaurants in Dallas
The 10 Top Tacos in Dallas
The 8 Juiciest Burgers in Dallas
The city also has a wealth of sushi restaurants, a slew of amazing Asian foods from all over the continent, Mexican food (it’s not the same as Tex-Mex), and more.
12 Stellar Sushi Restaurants Around DFW
12 Essential Chinese Restaurants in DFW
13 Incredible Indian Restaurants in DFW
13 Essential DFW Vietnamese Restaurants
11 Essential Mexican Restaurants in DFW
13 Essential DFW Italian Restaurants
9 Marvelous Cajun and Creole Restaurants in Dallas
And if you’re here on a weekend, you have to know some of the best people watching in the city happens at brunch — which is less of a meal and more of contact sport here.
14 Beautiful Brunches to Eat in Dallas
More Eater Dallas maps to use while you’re here
The 38 Essential Dallas Restaurants
The 15 Hottest Restaurants in Dallas
The 14 Essential Hotel Bars in DFW
15 Excellent Dallas Breakfast Destinations
The 11 Hottest New Cocktail Bars in DFW
14 Essential Dallas Bars
14 Excellent Dallas Breweries
14 Essential Dallas Dive Bars
11 Stellar Rooftop Patios in Dallas
13 Delightful Dallas Patios
14 Most Mouthwatering Dallas Pizzerias
The 15 Coolest Coffee Shops in Dallas
12 Dallas Restaurants With Amazing Views
FIFA World Cup 2026 is about a month away and the FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park is expected to be one of the biggest draws for soccer fans coming to Dallas from around the globe.
The event features live match broadcasts, concerts and other events from June 11 to July 19. With crowds expected throughout the monthlong celebration, parking on private property around Fair Park could reach prices unlike what many visitors have seen before.
Nathan Jones, a South Dallas homeowner licensed by the city, offers 10 parking spots in his backyard.
He said the price depends on the special event happening at Fair Park. For the State Fair of Texas, Jones said he can charge about $30. For Texas-OU weekend, he can charge up to $100. Jones said he expects to charge up to $250 per spot during FIFA Fan Fest.
“Since it’s a month-long, that’s a month worth of parking versus us having to wait until the weekend to make our money,” Jones said. “We can make money throughout the week, so hopefully we can capitalize.”
The city of Dallas is allowing private property owners in the Fair Park designated parking area to apply for a $100 license and charge motorists up to 150% of that fee. That means the maximum parking price would top out at $250 per vehicle.
Zach Thompson, who owns Southside Parking, said the setup can benefit both the city and South Dallas property owners.
“We provide a safer parking opportunity than what you find a lot of times inside Fair Park,” Thompson said. “We stay with the vehicles, we monitor them, we make sure that there is no issue.”
Thompson said visitors should make sure they are parking in a permitted lot.
“Let me be real clear … they gotta be careful, if you try to park on the street or take you on the back streets,” Thompson said. “They’re not permitted. Only the permitted parking lots are in the Fair Park grounds.”
FIFA parking license holders must apply by June 3 and pay the $100 license fee.
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication.
A man was shot and killed while attempting to carjack another driver outside a Garland convenience store on Sunday afternoon.
Garland Police said officers were called to a crash near Highway 66 and Dairy Road at about 3:30 p.m.
When they arrived, they learned the driver of a green car had collided with two other vehicles on the road and then all of the drivers involved stopped at a gas station on the corner. That’s where police said the driver of the green car attempted to take several other vehicles in the gas station parking lot by force.
The man was seen checking car handles and managed to get inside one car, but was unable to drive away.
“Those attempts were unsuccessful,” police said.
The man then crossed Dairy Road and went to a convenience store parking lot. As a man in a Chevrolet Impala pulled into the parking lot, police said the driver involved in the crash confronted him as soon as he stopped and started to get out of the vehicle.
Police said the man’s family was in the Impala, including two adult women and five children.
There was a struggle between the two men and police said the driver of the Impala pulled out a gun and shot the other man at least once.
The injured man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. His identity will be released once his family has been notified of his death.
No other injuries were reported.
Police said the driver of the Impala remained at the scene and has been cooperative with investigators. No charges have been filed.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Petar Musa scored his 10th goal of the season, Samuel Sarver scored his first career goal in MLS, and FC Dallas beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless streak.
Dallas (4-3-4) had lost back-to-back games.
Musa gave Dallas a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute. Ran Binyamin, on the counter-attack, played an entry pass from near the top of the penalty arc to a charging Musa for a sliding first-touch finish from the right corner of the 6-yard box. The 28-year-old Musa went into the game tied with Nashville’s Sam Surridge for most goals in MLS this season.
The Red Bulls (3-5-3) are winless in five straight.
Sarver, the 2025 MLS Next Pro MVP, headed a cross from Logan Farrington into a wide-open net to make it 2-0 in the 88th minute.
Ethan Horvath had four saves for New York.
The Red Bulls had 61% possession, but were outshot 12-7, 6-0 on target.
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