Portal:Philadelphia/Philadelphia news/August 2007
- August 21: Philadelphia Media Holdings L.L.C. announces that the The Inquirer Building is up for sale. [http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/20070821_Inquirer_Building_to_be_offered_for_sale.html (Philadelphia Inquirer)]
- August 17: Former basketball player and Philadelphia native, Eddie Griffin dies in a car crash. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_GRIFFIN_KILLED?SITE=PASCR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]
- August 15: Construction begins on the expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. [http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4064345&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 (WTXF-TV)]
- August 15: Christoph Eschenbach will continue to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra through the 2009 - 2010 season. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PHILADELPHIA_ORCHESTRA_CONDUCTOR?SITE=ININS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]
- August 7: Pacifica Ventures announces its intent to open a film studio in the Philadelphia area in 2008. [http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20070808_Movie_studio_planned_for_area.html (Philadelphia Inquirer)]