Portal:Philadelphia/Philadelphia news/August 2007

• August 21: Philadelphia Media Holdings L.L.C. announces that the The Inquirer Building is up for sale. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• August 17: Former basketball player and Philadelphia native, Eddie Griffin dies in a car crash. (AP)
• August 15: Construction begins on the expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (WTXF-TV)
• August 15: Christoph Eschenbach will continue to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra through the 2009 - 2010 season. (AP)
• August 7: Pacifica Ventures announces its intent to open a film studio in the Philadelphia area in 2008. (Philadelphia Inquirer)