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Taking up 5 floors of the 1919 heritage designated Tower Automotive Building, the Museum of Contemporary Art uses its vast ex-industrial gallery spaces to create dynamic art experiences from international and Canadian artists. Look for the colourful, the provocative, and the fun as well as installations with a more profound social message.

Graciously, stylishly and lavishly occupying the space at 225 Sterling, The Fitzroy’s style-team bring together a high-style (and often super sexy) selection of dresses to rent for that special occasion. Go make magic! 

To unspool from life, and do something good for yourself, book a class, grab your mat and head out to this very local yoga spot. Your body and mind will thank you.

Toronto’s legendary ballet school founded by Pia Bouman brings its barre to Sterling to become the community’s place of dance, movement and creation.

The place where bibliophiles and literary types go to get the latest and the greatest from Canadian authors. While by appearances a retail shop, the building also houses the offices of this legendary Canadian publisher. Be prepared to spot an author or two as you browse.

No mere brew,  with its coffee shop and roastery, Ethica – which names itself after the Greek for ethics, presents an elevated experience in coffee preparation and enjoyment. With its industrial feel, long community tables, airy atmosphere and pithily witty Russian posters, it presents the complementary environment for lingering over a brew or fuelling up before heading to work or that Sunday stroll.

If bread is the staff of life, here’s the staff (i.e. bread makers)  that make it delicious. Pop in for a squid ink or sourdough loaf on the way home, or stop in and indulge in their hearty sandwiches, or pizza slices. Finishing off with a fresh poured coffee and one of their now famous biscotti, is recommended.

What’s an urban community without a craft brewery? Henderson’s fits the bill. Brewing great beer since its opening in 2016, and  conveniently located next to the Drake Commissary, its Tasting Room and Bottle Shop are open 7 days a week for draught beer as well as bottles, cans and growlers to go – and yes, they even do delivery. A vibrant place with good neighbourhood energy and the welcome host to pop ups, block parties and special event nights, all are welcome to visit and enjoy some of the tastes of Toronto.

You’ve admired their lighting, furniture and wall installations in some of Toronto’s trendier hospitality hot spots and their Sterling studio is where their work is commissioned, envisioned and produced.  If there’s a signature it’s the Dressler’s reverence for their raw material – wood, perhaps most visibly seen in the twig designs they incorporate into their lamps.

Art Metropole’s shop (located in MOCA) is all about limited editions and artist produced books and artifacts. Go “pop” and grab a fun limited-edition tote for your shopping, a tiny chapbook for your collection, bone up on what’s happening art wise through a periodical or browse their curiously intriguing collection of multiples.