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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
5 teens hurt after police chase ends in crash
Five teenagers were hurt after a crime spree ended in a crash. Police say they found multiple handguns inside the vehicle after the crash, and all five teens were taken to the hospital.
DALLAS – Five teenagers were hospitalized late Tuesday night after crashing a carjacked sedan into a traffic light pole during a brief police chase, Dallas authorities said.
Carjacking and crash
What we know:
The incident began at 10:37 p.m. in Old East Dallas, where a man was carjacked at gunpoint by a group of armed juvenile suspects in the 4500 block of Live Oak Street, according to Dallas Police Department records. The suspects left the scene in the victim’s white Honda sedan.
Just before 11 p.m., a Flock license plate recognition camera flagged the stolen vehicle at an apartment complex in the 9400 block of Bruton Road in Pleasant Grove.
Responding patrol officers spotted the Honda traveling west on Bruton Road near South Buckner Boulevard. When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver accelerated and sped off, initiating a pursuit.
The chase came to a violent end at 11:02 p.m. at the intersection of Bruton Road and Second Avenue. Police said the driver lost control of the sedan and slammed directly into a steel traffic signal support pole.
Officers found five teenagers inside the heavily damaged vehicle. Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics took all five suspects to local hospitals. Police said some of the teenagers suffered serious injuries, but all are expected to survive.
Investigators recovered multiple handguns from inside the crashed vehicle.
What’s next:
Detectives from the Dallas Police Department’s robbery and vehicular crimes units, alongside crime scene investigators and patrol officers, are continuing to investigate the incident. Charges against the juveniles are pending.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Dallas Police officers at the scene.
Dallas, TX
Death penalty off the table for man accused of beheading Dallas motel manager, prosecutors say
In need of help on the edge, the Dallas Cowboys tried to make a huge move this offseason. They made multiple attempts to trade for Las Vegas Raiders superstar Maxx Crosby, but were never able to get a deal done.
Once that one was off the table, they decided to send a fourth round pick to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for veteran Rashan Gary. The move was criticized, which is rather confusing when you think about it. Dallas gave up a mid-round pick, and reworked his contract to where it hardly makes any impact on a salary cap. They also filled a position of a great need with a player who might not threaten to lead the league in sacks, but is well-rounded and can help against the run just as much as he does when rushing the passer.
Gary is entering his eighth season in the league and has 271 tackles and 46.5 sacks. He’s coming off another solid campaign, which is why he’s No. 9 on our list of top 10 players on the Cowboys’ roster.
Rashan Gary 2025 review
Gary’s numbers in 2025 were respectable, but could be misleading. He was on pace to record 18 sacks, as he had 7.5 through the first seven games of the year. He then disappeared for the final nine games, recording no sacks while struggling to generate pressure.
That led to his season as a whole being considered rather disappointing, which is why the Packers were willing to move on. It’s also why Dallas was able to convince him to take a pay cut after he joined their team. What was most frustrating for Green Bay was the fact that they needed him to step up when Micah Parsons suffered a torn ACL late in the year and Gary was unable to do so.
Rashan Gary 2026 prediction
One thing critics of the move are failing to see is the fact that Dallas doesn’t need Gary to record double-digit sacks. They need him to be the veteran voice for a group of young pass rushers who are trying to find their footing in the league.
Second year player, Donovan Ezeiruaku, and rookie Malachi Lawrence both have the talent to be game-changers off of the edge. What they don’t have, is the experience. That’s where Gary comes in.
As those two continue to develop, Gary will be the stabilizing veteran force who can make plays on early downs, while also being disruptive as a pass rusher. We can’t ignore the struggles that he had in 2025, but perhaps the change of scenery will give him some motivation to turn back the clock. And Dallas didn’t have to give up much to give him that opportunity.
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