St. Paul Corner Drug

11/03/2026

Let's roll! ⚽

No matter who you're supporting today, make sure you get out to the polls and if you haven't already done so. It's your right and your civic duty.

ℹ https://www.sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/election-day-voting/

Channeling Ted Lasso today!

10/17/2026

Every day we vaccinate folks of all ages who are due for more than just COVID and flu. It's never too late to make sure that your vaccinations are up to date!

✅️ To check your Minnesota state vaccination (MIIC) record, use the FREE Docket® app on your smart phone or the web. Have questions? Send us a message using the form under "Contact Us" on our website OR give us a call at (651) 698-8859!

⬇️ Download the app 🔗 docket.CARE

📆 Schedule your vaccination appointment 🔗 stpaulcornerdrug.com/APPOINTMENTS

10/15/2026

Medicare Open Enrollment for 2027 is officially OPEN!

Now through December 7 is the period when Medicare enrollees are able to "shop around" for a health insurance plan for next year, and we HIGHLY recommend that you take advantage (pun intended)—there is no guarantee that the plan you had this year will be a good fit for you next year, and some individuals may want to consider switching back to traditional Medicare from a Medicare Advantage plan.

❓️ Don't know where to start? Head to the Medicare page on our website, where you'll find information about what Medicare is and how it works; the difference between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans; and our take on how to go about choosing a plan. We also have a spreadsheet listing the plans we'll be in-network with next year (please note that if you're part of a very large insurance group, such as Ramsey County retirees, your plan may be unique from those on this list).

🤝 Need to get connected with an insurance broker who can help you choose the best plan for you? Check out our spreadsheet of recommended insurance brokers at 🔗 stpaulcornerdrug.com/medicare

07/27/2026

This weekend our family was honored to host current U.S. Senator and gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar as she released her campaign's official health priorities. We were ⭐️ thrilled ⭐️ that this explicitly includes ending the abusive practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and even more so that the chosen setting for this release was an indy pharmacy❣️

You can check out the full list of the Senator's healthcare priorities here: amyklobuchar.com/priorities/healthcare

We're excited to continue working with Amy and her fellow legislators, both in the MN State Legislature and across the U.S. Congress, on our fight to and ensure that all Minnesotans maintain local access to safe, effective, and affordable healthcare. After all...

INDEPENDENT
PHARMACY
SAVES
LIVES ❤️‍🩹

We've already been here for 104 years, and hope to be for many more ✊️ Thanks always to our INCREDIBLE community of patients and patrons for their support—we just absolutely love taking care of you.

In health,
The Hoeschens (including Archie the Pharm Dog 🐶 )

06/30/2026

Mark your calendars! Because Independence Day lands on a Saturday this year, our staff will be closing up early at 4:00pm this Friday, July 3rd and we’ll be CLOSED this Saturday, July 4th.

Please make sure to request your refills in a timely manner and pack your medications if you’re heading out of town!

We wish everyone a safe, nourishing holiday. Let this be a celebration of all that America *can* be: safe, tolerant, healthy, diverse, kind, beautiful.

06/11/2026

As part of the 2026 Mac-Grove / Highland / Summit Hill Garage Sale Extravaganza, we will have a pile of FREE items in our parking lot!

First come, first served—we would love for ALL of it to go 💃 The pile will feature a mix of items from our store and the basement of our building, where things have been left by the apartment tenants over the years... We're hoping our "junk" might just be your treasure!

To learn more about this event and view the map of garage sales that will be happening around our neighborhood, visit 🔗 macgrove.org/GarageSale

FYI: This event is technically only Friday and Saturday, but we will be leaving our pile in the parking lot through Sunday, if needed 🙃

06/02/2026

📸 NEW PRODUCT DROP 📸

The youngest of our Hoeschen bunch, Ruby, is now selling her postcard-sized nature photography prints in our store! Great for wall decor, a gift, greeting card, or to mail as an actual postcard, these small prints offer a glimpse into Ruby’s adventures in nature and conservation photography work across her time living in Minnesota, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska.

Prints are $4 for 1️⃣ or $10 for a pack of 3️⃣

Each purchase will help support Ruby's burgeoning art career while also donating to MNIndys' critical work to . A twofer if we ever saw one! 🤭

🎨 To check out Ruby's growing portfolio, visit instagram.com/rubyhoeschenart

ℹ️ To learn more about MNIndys, visit MNIndys.org OR click on the "Advocacy" tab on our website!

05/11/2026

Congrats to the winner of our Storm Drain Naming Contest, who helped us find the ⭐️PERFECT⭐️ names for the drains we've now officially adopted through Adopt-a-Drain MN!

Neighbors, meet Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Mel—the first 3 are, of course, Donald Duck's nephews, and the last was the nickname of our maternal grandfather, Melvin, who was a cherished member of our at SPCD and lifelong lover of the Donald Duck corner of the Disney universe.

He passed away in August, just before his 84th birthday, in his home and surrounded by us and the rest of our extended family. Once again (our grandmother died in the very same living room in 2016), we were honored to be a part of another human's transition out of this realm, and humbled by the incredible gift of hospice and end-of-life caregivers.

He is SO missed by our family and staff, and we are so grateful we ended up getting to, unexpectedly, honor him through this little experiment of ours 💜

Quack,
The Hoeschens

P.S. A customer pointed out to us that MEL Blanc was the actor who voiced all of the Looney Toons characters (our grandpa also loved Daffy Duck and Sylvester!), which made this decision even more 🥰

03/21/2026

It’s that time of year… 🍪 GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!! 🍪

We’ll have them available at the front of our store through the end of next week (but only while supplies last!). So stop by, grab a box, and support one of our local troops 🤎

$6/box at our usual checkout counter!

02/11/2026

Last week we found ourselves overwhelmed (in the best way 🥹) with community supplies sent to us from people out of state (and even outside the U.S.!) via an Amazon wishlist set up by some new friends of ours from Chicago who, despite struggling with ICE’s presence in their own town, are both regularly visiting in person and providing Minnesotans with guidance and a listening ear from afar.

This shipment included everything from handwarmers and winter gear to medic supplies, foodstuffs, and things needed for folks being released from the Whipple federal building. We are actively working with partner organizations like Zion Community Commons, Rising Waters, North Star Health Collective, and Freedom Street Health to get these and future shipments into the hands of those who need it most, as well as setting up a framework so that these communities might continue to get at least some of what they need from a local small business (us!) instead of corporate entities like Amazon.com, Target, CVS Pharmacy, and Walgreens.

We are so utterly grateful to all who are supporting this movement across our state, country, and world. Comment below to send some Minnie love back their way! 💙

P.S. Nicholas C Weaver, we left your name untouched like you asked 🫡 We hope this post finds you, wherever you are!