- August 22: Former KYW-TV news anchor Larry Mendte pleads guilty to hacking into former co-anchor Alycia Lane's email. (CNN)
- August 14: Philadelphia's Zoning Board of Adjustment holds a hearing about the placement of a Unisys Corp. sign on the side of Two Liberty Place. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- August 5: Philadelphia musician Robert Hazard dies. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
