The top lingerie stores in Toronto go beyond the mass-market offerings at La Senza, Victoria's Secret and La Vie en Rose. True, these are popular lingerie stores for Canadian women but where in Toronto can you find boutiques with famous European brands like La Perla or local Canadian designers?

Here are my top 10 lingerie stores in Toronto.

The annual ReelWorld Film Festival, now in its 13th year, will screen dramatic features, shorts, documentaries, and music videos from April 10-14 at Canada Square. The festival is one of the largest of its kind in Canada, showcasing racially and culturally diverse filmmaking from around the globe, while boasting a lineup of 50-70 percent Canadian content.

At a recent press conference to announce the official selections, festival founder Tonya Lee Williams said "Racially diverse artists are carving out a place for themselves in front of and behind the camera; but we still have a lot to do." This year, nearly 70 percent of the filmmakers are Canadians from South Asian, Aboriginal, black, Latino, Middle Eastern, Asian, and other racially diverse backgrounds. Williams has created place to celebrate "Canadian films being supported by Canadian audiences - what a concept."

Activism and artistry came together this past Saturday when a group of artists assembled to protest recent threats to Kensington Market.

MARKIT, orchestrated by Kensington-based artists Jennifer H. Capraru and Coman Poon in collaboration with Videofag, was the first in a series of "micro performance interventions" directed towards raising awareness of the issues facing Kensington Market - most notably, the possible entry of a Loblaws nearby.

But it's not just the possibility of a major food retailer setting up shop that urged these artists into action. Rents are being hiked and family owned businesses are being forced to close after decades of operation.

Near the corner of Bloor and Dufferin this Latin American grocery store and MoneyGram might be the neighbourhood's best kept secret. Yes, you can pick up some cacti, Mexica pop or complete a money transfer here but the real deal is the authentic Mexican sopes and tacos served up in the back.

Find out more in my review of Tierra Azteca.

I always thought I sucked at hula hooping. As a kid I would struggle to keep it going for more than a few seconds. But the classes at Sugar Hoops are far from the hooping I remembered.

I recently attended a beginner class where I immediately made a rookie mistake. "Don't move your hips in a circle motion," said Mandy Harvey, owner and operator of Sugar Hoops. "Try moving them back and forth."

Lawrence Avenue East might have the highest concentration of falafel joints in the city (sorry Annex) which means alternative dining options around the area known as Wexford come highly prized when they offer cheap, tasty sustenance not wrapped in a pita. How about vermicelli, pad thai and a steaming bowl of pho?

Read my review of Pho Metro in the restaurants section.