On Friday afternoon, Metropolitan King County Councilmember Larry Phillips will tour Ballard to learn about a couple of changes in the community and hear the issues and concerns of business owners.

The tour, organized by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 12:45 p.m. at the Ballard Food Bank 5130 Leary Ave NW and will conclude at approximately 2:30 p.m. Local residents are invited to join Phillips on the tour. He, along with nonprofit and business leaders, will take a tour of the new location of the Ballard Food Bank, the Ballard Landmark and other Ballard businesses. Residents interested accompanying Councilmember Phillips should RSVP to Larry.Phillips@KingCounty.gov. (Disclosure: Councilmember Larry Phillips is a sponsor of MyBallard and MyBallard is a member of the Ballard Chamber of Commerce.)