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Fran Miller’s Toronto Guide

Founder of the eponymous, pared-back line of natural skincare staples F. Miller, Fran Miller is a person we trust. We trust her to make our hair soft and our skin strong. We also trust her taste in Toronto, the city she’s based, where F. Miller’s products are designed, formulated and bottled by hand. An all-inclusive list of her local haunts, from fresh flowers to designer vintage to advice on accessing the Cheese Boutique’s cheese vault, below.  

Gallery 44

Museums + Galleries

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to photography as a multi-faceted and ever-changing art form. Founded in 1979 to establish a supportive environment for the development of photography, Gallery 44’s mandate is to provide a context for reflection and dialogue on contemporary photography and their related practices. Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Rogers Centre

Sports Venues

Located just a short distance from Ace Hotel Toronto, the iconic Rogers Centre stands as a hub of excitement and entertainment in the heart of downtown Toronto. As the home ballpark of the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s only Major League Baseball (MLB) team, this multi-purpose stadium offers an unforgettable experience for sports fans and visitors alike.

TIFF Lightbox

Live Performance Music

The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. TIFF Bell Lightbox is a cultural centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the first five floors of the Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower. Tuesday 3:00pm – 10:00pm. Wednesday to Sunday 10:00am – 10:00pm

Play De Record

Shops

Play De Record has served the Toronto music community for over 25 years. A classic vinyl record store and one stop shop for Music lovers and DJs coming to the city. Play De Record is one of few vinyl shops in the city that can properly classify itself as a DJ store. The venerable record purveyor has long been a destination for the city’s medley of DJs—from the turntablists to the producers—and, in their heyday, even had international legends as heavy as Nas, Raekwon, and drum & bass trailblazer Goldie digging through their crates. Essentially the same space that once supplied all of Toronto’s radio DJs in the 90s, PDR still holds their collection of vinyl genres that range from rare Discogs to international records, and of course, their essential crates of vintage records sitting on the floor, which line the entire store. Monday 12:00pm to 8:00pm and Thursday to Saturday 12:00pm to 8:00pm.

Better Gift Shop

Shops

Toronto based gift shop, gallery, clothing store and bookstore. Offering in house garments, found ephemera, clothing and objects. In addition to streetwear brands from Japan, New York, Korea and Thailand. Wednesday to Saturday: 12:00pm to 6:00pm. Sunday 12:00pm to 5:00pm