Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

02 Mar 2016

Today in History: 1935

April 10, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
Depression, free lunch program, Toronto Star

Life was difficult for many people during the Great Depression in the 1930s and an article from the Toronto Daily Star on March 2, 1935 sheds some light on the level of hardship, hunger and...

29 Feb 2016

Real Estate

It’s Hammer Time

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, home sales, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael McCann “Hammer time” has taken on a whole new meaning that has nothing to do with the early '90s hip hop song “U Can’t Touch This”. There are few streets in Birchcliff that have not...

25 Feb 2016

History

Today in History: 1927

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
1927, Today in History

Our latest installment in the Today in History series comes from the pages of the Toronto Daily Star on Feb. 25, 1927 and provides an interesting glimpse into the history of development in Toronto. In 1927...

10 Feb 2016

News, Restaurant, Retail

Delicious local deli food

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
M & J's Eastside Deli

They grind their own beef, smoke their own pork, cure their own bacon and bake their own buns, bread and bagels. I’m talking about M & J’s Eastside Deli, a new eatery in Birch Cliff...

08 Feb 2016

City Services, News

Hunt Club tree controversy

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
hunt club, Mark Denington, trees

By Tyler Bloomfield The decision to remove 41 trees at the Toronto Hunt Club has outraged some members of the community. 22 healthy trees that line the second and third holes of the golf course will...

01 Feb 2016

History

Today in history: 1929

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
bathtub, electrocuted, Ethel May Flazell, Feb. 1 1929, Today in History

It takes some imagination to visualize what life was like in Birch Cliff 80 or 90 years ago. Kingston Road was a two-lane dirt road, oiled and sanded on a regular basis, and primarily used...

15 Jan 2016

News, Real Estate

2016 Toronto market outlook

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

By Michael McCann A new year is upon us and with it comes the annual question: What's in store for Toronto's 2016 housing market? We all hear the same financial naysayers who yearly forecast a housing...

04 Jan 2016

History

Today in history: 1935

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Trout's Hill

By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff News is launching a new "Today in History" series to commemorate the upcoming 100th anniversary celebration of Birch Cliff Public School, which is taking place on Sept. 23/24, 2016. Our first installment...

31 Dec 2015

News

2015 Top 10 local stories

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
2015, top ten stories

By Hedy Korbee As 2015 draws to a close it seems a fitting time to look back at the year that was in Birch Cliff. The top-ten list that follows is a compilation of the...

30 Dec 2015

Birch Cliff Public School, News

Centennial cookbook

December 30, 2015
By Hedy Korbee
100th anniversary, Birch Cliff Public School, Isabella Favaro

A Birch Cliff cookbook serving up family recipes and a dash of local history is now on sale to support celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Birch Cliff Public School. The cookbook, which sells for...