Tag: Joe Hand Boxing Gym

Casinos: SugarHouse Gives Back To Community

May 27, 2014tub10245

As part of the Community Benefits Agreement with SugarHouse Casino, the Penn Treaty Special Services District has received $500,000 per year from SugarHouse since opening in 2010. Once SugarHouse’s second phase is finished, presumably bringing

Northern Liberties: Kickboxing Toward Better Self-Esteem

April 16, 2014

The Friday evening kickboxing class at Joe Hand Gym does more than get young girls exercising. It builds them up from the inside out. Last summer, Erin Fennell and Brittani Warner started a kickboxing and

Northern Liberties: Boxer Chris Sanchez

April 2, 2014

Six days a week, Chris Sanchez can be seen through the windows at 543 North 3rd Street. The senior finance major at Temple University is one of many young adults who train at the Joe

Northern Liberties: Pee Wee Dawson’s Journey

March 28, 2014

For Stanley “Pee Wee” Dawson, boxing is more than just a sport. It’s a life-long passion. Dawson, 63, has been involved in the sport for nearly 50 years and sees no end in sight. “I