“IT TAKES TEAMWORK
TO MAKE THE DREAM WORK”
“IT TAKES TEAMWORK
TO MAKE THE DREAM WORK”
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Mohican Regent neighbors came together at the George Preston Community Park, to enjoy games and activities for the kids, refreshments, raffles and roasting marshmallows.
After years of planning and working with the City of Detroit Land Bank, we have finally finished the new community pocket park on State Fair and Anvil! The park is named after our hardworking president, George Preston. It is a quiet place for MRRA members to gather, enjoy nature, hold small group meetings and a major hub for MRRA events. We are providing it for use to rent to Mohican-Regent Resident members in 2026.
Visit the website for future details!
The Mohican Regent Residents Association and Brilliant Detroit - Osborn Hub's final session examine practical and common sense steps to make the most of your money.
Sessions are presented by Fifth Third Bank. bank staff. Stay tuned for our 2026 series of financial literacy education. If you would like to attend the future sessions, you can call 313-332-1069 to reserve your seat.
The generous donation from Fifth Third Bank and the concert goers at our 7th Jazz in the Park concert help support community programming in Mohican Regent.
Some community partners that participated were:
Fifth Third Bank Mama's Restaurant
Fifth Third Bank Mike's Market
JZ Motel City of Detroit
Picadilly Liquor
Since 2019, the garden has been a labor of love for Mohican Regent members but, no one has dedicated more blood, sweat, tears and cash than Wendy Edwards, the brainchild behind the garden.
Wendy, along with MRRA President George Preston, Vice President Tom Slone and the MRRA Board Members, worked tirelessly to transform this once beaten down lot filled with trash, used needles and condoms and was once a popular hangout for drug addicts and prostitutes into a oasis in the neighborhood.
MRRA board members and with the help of Camp Restore, did the bulk of the heavy lifting. Today, it includes a foot bridge, a garden shed, benches and raised beds for vegetables; a culmination of two years of hard work!
We are always looking for volunteers to help maintain the garden.
If you are interested in lending a hand to help maintain the garden and help to keep it a great space for the Mohican Regent neighborhood, please let us know at mohicanregent1@gmail.com.
What's going on in G7?
In 2019 and 2020, City leaders and residents came together to create a plan for the neighborhoods near Gratiot and 7 Mile in northeast Detroit This project is supported by the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, which is a $130 million commitment to implementing the recommendations of this plan and those in nine other areas of Detroit.
The Gratiot/7 Mile planning area includes neighborhoods bounded by East 8 Mile Road, Kelly Road, Houston-Whittier Avenue, and Schoenherr Road. The plan will look at stabilizing single family neighborhoods, multi-family housing and retail opportunities, as well as park, greenway, and streetscape improvements.
This is your neighborhood and you have an opportunity to make your voice heard. You can provide input about improvements you would like to see in the G7 and the Mohican Regent neighborhood.
Contact for the G7 project: Khalil Ligon, East Region Director - (313) 628-0108 or ligonk@detroitmi.gov
2025 Easter Egg Hunt & Annual Picnic
The "Easter Bunny" visited the park on April 19. We offered the members an Easter Egg Hunt, photos with the Bunny and face painting sessions.
July 5, 2025, we held our annual picnic.
Look for the Orange Door!
Visit Brilliant House, 13800 Eastburn at Reno St.
313-733-7637
Brilliant Detroit is dedicated to building success in neighborhoods where families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable. Brilliant Detroit does this by providing proven programming and support year round out of Brilliant Detroit homes.
Brilliant Detroit is a non-profit organization working in high-need Detroit neighborhoods, seeking sound answers to the state of early childhood education and literacy. The goal is to prepare their young children and families for school, work with partners, as well as the people of each neighborhood to implement evidence-based programs that address education, along with the health and development of children 0-8 and their families.
Only 14% of children read at grade level by third grade, a deeply troubling statistic with negative implications for kid success. Since third grade is the time when children begin reading to learn instead of learning to read, and given the third grade reading law going into effect next year that will hold children back if not proficient, the time is now to make a change.
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