Apollohuis (Apollo house) on Tongelresestraat closed its doors for good on Sunday after 45 years It served as an international platform for visual art experimental music and performance from 1980 to 2001 Apollohuis held its last exhibition by former owner and famous visual artist Paul Panhuysen who passed away 10 years ago The very last exhibition the art centre would ever have was opened by Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem thinks it was special that the neighbourhood and the people she and her husband worked with for many years were present “I think it was a beautiful farewell and I think it was super nice that the neighbourhood allowed us to share the art all these years” Some of Paul Panhuysen’s artworks on display during Apollohuis’ last exhibition are being put up for sale by the family Van Abbemuseum has also taken over much of the archive the building on Tongelresestraat was built as Nobel cigar factory It went through a fierce fire and a crisis in the following years and was distribution point for the nationwide perfume chain Apollo When visual artist Paul Panhuysen bought the then perfumery in 1978 with his wife Helène and fellow artist Remko Scha he used the building as an experimental arts centre for many years The name Apollo remained and the building was officially opened to the public two years later as Apollohuis Artists from all over the world were invited to share their artistic visions there but Apollohuis continued to display his art at various exhibitions after his passing the exhibition spaces and studios are being converted into six new homes Helène Panhuysen is confident that she has sold the property to a buyer who respects the building and its history:”I think it’s all good what they are doing as long as they respect the building a little bit it has a very rich history and it would be a shame if nothing more of it could be seen later” Tongelre residents themselves now have to make do with one less meeting place “Something like that is always a shame for the neighbourhood I understand that in connection with the housing shortage but it’s a shame that it comes at the expense of a cultural place” a spokesperson for community centre ‘t Oude Raadhuis (the old council house) Tongelre says Source: Studio040 and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Another hole in the road surface was discovered in Eindhoven just before the start of the construction workers’ holiday It concerns a crater of several square metres on Broekakkerseweg At first it appeared to be a modest sinkhole in the road surface workers who arrived on site saw that there was a huge hole in the ground under the pavement The crater is almost as wide as the street There is a sewage company and an earthwork company present to solve the problem there is a chance that the hole will continue to get bigger if it is not closed The sinkhole may have been caused by the nearby main sewer This sewer must first be repaired before the hole can be filled and the road repaired because the holiday for construction workers starts on Saturday which will make it a lot more difficult to carry out the work The work is expected to take at least the rest of the day It is not the first time that the city has been plagued by sinkholes Source: Studio040 Anyone from Tongelrestraat who wants to reach Eindhoven’s one and only Hindu temple must first pass through a narrow corridor that you enter the space of the Hindu community And that is quite a surprise because there you imagine yourself in a completely different world The celebration does not remotely resemble a Roman Catholic or other church service and lasts about six hours The man leading the service speaks enthusiastically to the dozens of visitors There is an increasing need for these kinds of gatherings The community of people from India and Pakistan is growing faster than ever in the region due to the many tech companies like ASML located here The internationals want to celebrate their own parties to feel at home in Eindhoven Most are satisfied with their lives in the Brainport region and not too big like Amsterdam,” says a man from Pakistan The fact that they can celebrate Diwali in their own way is a great asset to them “We participate in many festivals organized in and around Eindhoven,” says an ASML employee maybe in ten years we will all be celebrating it together in Eindhoven If the community continues to grow like this Perhaps it is a nice alternative for people who do not like the pumpkins and skulls of that other imported autumn festival After previously started projects in Mensfort and Tongelre PSV United now also welcomes a youth team from the Bennekel district: Bennekel United Wednesday evening twelve children signed a contract that binds them to the project that is part of PSV United The Bennekel United logo was also unveiled in the presence of Adam Maher The contract contains PSV United's norms and values and the rules the children must abide by during the project Twice a week they receive training from PSV coach Bart Heerkens This training takes place in the neighborhood the children must from now on contribute to a better neighborhood and will fulfill neighborhood assignments neighborhood coach of Lumens in de Buurt and Geert Albers Area Coordinator of the Municipality of Eindhoven making him an ambassador for the PSV United project PSV United is a motivational educational program in the Eindhoven neighborhoods of Mensfort aimed at talent development of selected boys and girls aged 9 to 18 The project is a collaboration of the municipality of Eindhoven During trainings and neighborhood activities issues such as respect and norms and values are central It was announced earlier that the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo will also participate in PSV United 1,700 households in the Eindhoven district of Tongelre were left without power on Thursday afternoon The first report about the failure came in at 3:41 p.m 1,700 addresses were without power for over an hour The grid operator fixed the fault after a while On Sunday morning at approximately 6.15 a man was found dead at the corner of the Memlincstraat and Kaapseweg in the borough of Tongelre According to bystanders the young man was shot The police confirmed that it was a being treated as a crime Around 6 AM a call came in at the emergency services that a man was lying in the street The police were assisted by ambulance and fire brigade The police conducted their investigation all day on Sunday during which the street was closed off […] The man was discovered on Sunday morning by another resident The police had no comment regarding the motive of the shooting There is a neighbourhood yard sale in Tongelre in the area with the “Oostenrijkse Woningen” (literally translated Austrian houses) The people living there will take the stuff they don’t need and will sell it on the sidewalk of their houses Nice way to see a different part of Eindhoven and get in touch with the people living here Participating streets are: Generaal Bothastraat President Reitzlaan and Simon van der Stelstraat The garage sale will run from 11:00 till 15:00 An event every week that begins at 10:00 on Saturday An event every month that begins at 12:00 on day Third of the month More kittens have been dumped in Eindhoven than in the past two years. This gas been noticed by animal shelter De Doornakker in Tongelre while in 2017 and 2018 there were around a hundred fewer around this time Only in the middle of summer 2016 is the number the same the mild winter has caused cats to get into heat sooner Stray cats can therefore make several litters in a relatively short period of time If an owner brings his or her pet to the shelter Many people do not want to pay that money or are ashamed Source: Studio040 the province of Noord-Brabant and ProRail have presented plans for a new underground bus station Options for the expansion of the track have also been announced Two variants have been presented for the underground bus station: alternative A and alternative B The differences are mainly in what the station square will look like in alternative B there is more space on Stationsplein (station square) The location of the bicycle shed also differs in both variants In alternative A it is next to the bus station and in alternative B the shed is located between the track and the buses This makes the distance that passengers have to travel between bus and train slightly longer The plans will be investigated further in the coming months adjustments are also being made to the track ProRail has announced that two additional platforms on the north and south sides are preferred over an additional island platform on the east side This island platform would have negative consequences for train traffic to and from the NS (Dutch railways) shunting yard The rail infrastructure manager has also put options on the table for improving the track in Tongelre district Trains currently have to wait there too often A free crossing where the train goes up into the air or a tunnel to Helmond could solve the problems The plan to construct a similar crossing towards Weert has been scrapped Which option it will be depends on the available financial resources According to Alderpeddon Stijn Steenbakkers (KnoopXL) definite steps will be taken and choices made in 2025 “The renovated train and bus station in Eindhoven will truly become the hub of Brainport Region Perhaps even of all of the south Nerherlands Where will be the temporary busstation while they are building the new busstation The temporary bus station will probably be where currently the Beursgebouw sits As it will be a situation for quite some years Local residents close to the railway track in Tongelre think the beer bike (‘bierfiets’) should be banned People responded very emotional on the accident that occurred in front of them yesterday The beer bike with the championship-team of EMK football club Nuenen got stuck on the track in Tongelre Almost all team members were able to jump of the bike just in time But striker Ruud Bijsterveld couldn’t make it Not only local residents responded horrified also Eindhoven politicians replied with consternation on the accident They feel deep sympathy for the family and all affected says Linda Hofman of CDA (Christian democrats) and Mieke Verhees of the PvdA (labour party) Both find it too early to take measures against the beer bike but they think it needs to be looked at carefully She doesn’t want to go as far as in Amsterdam where in parts of the city the beer bike is banned This is also the idea of Tjerk Langman of LPF Eindhoven Source: Studio040