Wear your spookiest outfit when bringing your trash on October 31st! We will have multiple dumpsters (including one for e-waste) lined up at the Esther B. Clark School, South Bay Campus on Kenwood Ave. between Monroe St. and Broadleaf Ln. Please queue up along Monroe.
It runs from 8:00am to 11:00am (or until bins are full). Cory Residents only.
Love to read? Here’s a new way to connect with neighbors over a good book—without another meeting to put on your calendar.
Every other month, the Cory Neighborhood Book Club will offer 20+ copies of a featured book for neighbors to read and share.
Pick up a copy—and feel free to pick up one for a friend or neighbor you’d like to read with. Then make the Book Club your own. Invite a few neighbors over. Meet for coffee, dessert or a glass of wine. Gather around someone’s kitchen table or sit outside on the patio. Your group can change with every book—or you can simply enjoy the book on your own.
There is no scheduled Book Club meeting and no group you have to join. You decide when, where and with whom you’d like to get together.
And tucked inside each book you’ll find a little something extra:
📖 The Cory Reader — a mini companion with background, things to notice and questions to get the conversation going.
🔎 Bring Your Own Book — a bookmark and book game created especially for each selection. Bring any book and see where the game takes you.
Holmes, Marple & Poe
by James Patterson & Brian Sitts
Three private investigators. Three very familiar names. And plenty of mysteries to unravel.
Look for the Little Red Library under the Giant Redwood at Walnut Grove Ave & Broadleaf Lane.
Copies of Holmes, Marple & Poe will be available there beginning August 28, while supplies last.
Feel free to take a copy for yourself and maybe one for a friend or neighbor you’d like to read with.
When you’re finished, pass your copy along to another Cory neighbor and keep the reading—and the conversations—going.
Take a book. Invite a neighbor. Start a conversation.
– Your Cory Neighborhood Librarian
Come and join your neighbors at the Cory School Parking Lot this Tuesday at 6:30pm. There will be light snacks, drinks, and bubbles. Fun games for kids with small prizes and activities.
We will also have Rita’s Italian Ice!
Bring a chair, bring your bike, bring your pet, bring your neighbor’s pet! Come hang out and enjoy a fun evening in our beautiful neighborhood. The San Jose Police and Fire departments should be making an appearance.
San José Environmental Services is hosting a free compost and mulch giveaway on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon, or while supplies last, at Emma Prusch Farm Park.
Use the entrance at 1044 Knox Ave. If you want to stop by the Gardening Resource Fair at 10 a.m., use the free parking at 647 S. King Rd.
The event is part of Veggielution’s 1st Saturday series and is meant to help residents with gardening resources, water efficiency programs, and local food security information. More recycling and composting guidance is available from SanJoseRecycles.org and SJEnvironment.org/compost.
Source: City of San José Environmental Services via Facebook.
Looking for a fun way to celebrate the Fourth of July? Join us tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 4, for the Rose, White & Blue Parade and Festival!
This free, family-friendly San José tradition brings neighbors together for a colorful celebration of our city’s many cultures. Expect classic cars, bands, dancers, community groups, decorated bikes and wagons, and plenty of red, white, and blue.
After the parade, stay for an afternoon festival featuring lucha libre, live entertainment, a creative kids’ zone, face painting, games, local vendors, and food trucks.
Tomorrow’s schedule
The parade begins near Lincoln High School and travels along Dana Avenue, Naglee Avenue, and The Alameda. The festival takes place at Shasta Avenue and The Alameda. Head out early to setup your chairs to get the best view.
Bring the family and come enjoy!
Congratulations to the winners of the Cory Neighborhood Holiday Showcase!!!
Best House – 2333 Boxwood Avenue
Best Tree – 2272 Peachtree Lane
Some of our runner ups included: 2299 Walnut Grove Avenue and 1368 North Monroe Street
Prizes will be distributed to the winners in the next few weeks. Thanks again to the judges and everyone who participated! Happy Holidays from the Cory Neighborhood!
Two weeks left to snag your 5’ Christmas Tree for $35 – same price as last year. Want it delivered? $5 flat and we’ll drop it on your doorstep!
They will arrive the first weekend of December, just in time to brighten up your porch, living room, or that awkward empty spot you keep pretending isn’t there.
Grab one, light it up, and help make the neighborhood shine. Let’s get festive. ✨
Way to go, Cory Neighbors. We had cars around the block and completely filled 3 dumpsters before noon! Again, a huge thanks to our Councilmember Michael Mulcahy for arranging this and being here to help facilitate.
If you were not able to drop off all your trash, you can always arrange a free junk pickup via 311.
See you all at the general meeting on Monday!
Dumpster Day is coming up on Saturday, October 25th! Cory neighbors can take advantage of this community cleanup event to get rid of large or unwanted household items like old furniture, carpet, lumber, appliances, toys, and even e-waste. Please note that hazardous materials will not be accepted.
For a full list of what can and can’t go in the dumpsters, visit coryneighborhood.org/dumpster-day.
Dumpsters will be on Kenwood by the school. Please approach from Monroe to keep the traffic flowing.
Dumpsters start at 8:30am and stay until Noon or full, so get there early!
Let’s keep our neighborhood clean and clutter-free together! Thanks to our sponsor, Councilman Michael Mulcahy.
Thank you to the 40+ neighbors that showed up yesterday to National Night Out in the Cory Neighborhood. We were joined by County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg and a squad from the local San Jose Robbery division.
Glad everyone enjoyed the bubbles, games, food, and fun.
We hope to see you at National Night Out 2026!
