<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/beer-pigtown-wico-street-company-3ZP6QDFAGVF3HIRFRZUN6WYSGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:30:14.384Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7YRTNEWF5BDMJDHLOSYKFY5BIA.jpg?auth=f83f3fdc9136bdbc6f05f264f0d0ae09ea5ce9d2ed1e31d145f9bf2274a755aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wico Street Beer Co. is closing by the end of May after more than three years in business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/ted-turner-cnn-founder-O5QPC42KQNDWVLTQRCE3XEY744/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:11:34.058Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LUYMFWQWMJD53LCVBRR7WVJHOI.jpg?auth=7ea3cafe1e0c3351db3f33596de2a5df67505499cc91d2787879dbca8f05fa83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1975&amp;height=1317</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/amy-sherald-met-gala-dress-miss-everything-UWCNFYQYHBBSBDGVDKAGAE4INE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:09:32.624Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MCC3IFSBQFACXC6YPS5FTRAK4A.jpg?auth=43104f0b20c4a2aa6766c878f7973e4309f6b53a006d989ca2b1fe09746030a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3887&amp;height=5831</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amy Sherald arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition on Monday in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/inner-harbor-health-water-quality-O6DWOQX3JNCS7MQ4UJZPKPW5ME/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:00:03.053Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YDAJC44UBJDCPPEVLEMQ4MM4ZE.jpg?auth=8754f3d2436bee7720649dde7a9e835f9f7428f8e08f9c2652ae9f39bbd9578c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The water in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was bright green last year, as Blue Water Baltimore called the event the most widespread “pistachio tide” they’ve seen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/broadway-stephen-schwartz-strathmore-young-artists-of-america-CYEGWVWTGRHW7JTHUUWO6MXJBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:47:03.152Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QVZQSVJCZBETFELABDAFINF2VE.jpg?auth=21c6f75cfc36d8913e366144446e804e29fd66de89966696af34fa26f90a48be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2880&amp;height=1920</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Schwartz, the acclaimed Broadway composer behind “The Prince of Egypt,” talks to students from Young Artists of America during a dress rehearsal of the musical at Strathmore Music Center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/hs-bakery-truck-driver-united-airlines-5DCTHEORVNGLVM6SJYS3NZSQOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:37:06.378Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQOK4FYWDRES5O5KRRCZPN3LOI.jpg?auth=f403aad8021b675d9d34c85b5f0d24a267beb47e9379f7356e06b801c57a8947&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7358&amp;height=4906</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What caused the plane that was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport to strike the truck and a light pole remains unclear. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-data-center-moratorium-montgomery-county-ON2ZOUOHI5HJVI5VH37O4QKHOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:36:44.491Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VRHPMTWCRJBG5FCECPN2XIJKCQ.JPG?auth=a135971d71f9b9e6d7bf3cc16475fb835036a399a2fcc8df8b21cf6719948440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign brought by an attendee to a February community forum on data centers with county leaders hosted by Montgomery County Council Executive Marc Elrich in February in Rockville.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/nicole-williams-5th-district-congress-6QDJJPRIXBHXVEN7D3M7GUI774/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:48:02.511Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BRPWYDP4S5DRTL2ZF5TIVZFUOM.JPG?auth=d055ea85788391c7b165ddc1c0f42c593359d2eedff2fce6d8fa667e58afdb69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Nicole Williams said Tuesday she couldn’t afford to continue her campaign for a U.S. House seat representing parts of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties and Southern Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/wmar-xfinity-scripps-contract-dispute-VDVODCSV7VHR7HGLLCH3WQLBUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:46:38.185Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6CQUXLPK4BDUBBN5CHRYASVU2I.jpg?auth=3bc9390f8e6b30d70bfb348d763e3c535faca85ee1f54ee5450adca1bc729964&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For more than a month, some viewers seeking to tune in to WMAR-2 were met with the message: “This channel is unavailable.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/italian-libs-grill-liberatores-baltimore-restaurant-GCZHQ7X2WZFGXKMBUX3Q6MMDE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:15:50.14Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WCNKZCZT6JADVMGBVVZKXZFKQQ.jpg?auth=b8ec65f643442e8268afc054c25307aafb955fab382933d62111c07fddb98fea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2851&amp;height=1901</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Liberatores tested various dishes and drinks to add to the menu of Lib’s Grill, a spinoff of the family’s first Italian restaurant, Liberatore’s, which opened in 1988.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-urban-pirates-fells-point-sedona-house-2JMTLJLBCRBH7INUMIOUQCFYBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:07:47.088Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OUWAYHICF5GLHA5FGSVOYEIHQY.jpg?auth=9dea86b296c9e2e31f8009ecaa896656b2ff4bed69fe49ee04a2a51a2e309063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7513&amp;height=5156</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A vibe clash between the Urban Pirates, seen here, and wellness studio The Sedona House has been simmering for months.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-executive-race-main-issues-PSA5J4AEWZBSLDZ7UHG7VS7TJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:00:01.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2M7FQGUZ2FFC7ONKH4GBLB2BQU.jpeg?auth=9509ba4ccde840ca8403a108a7f07962229b613d7583dba1b488dab8458ebfa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2224&amp;height=1483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Executive candidates take to the stage at Goucher College last week. From left, Rob Daniels, Julian Jones, Izzy Patoka, Mansoor Shams, Kimberley Stansbury, Nick Stewart, and Pat Young.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-marlins-9-7-end-losing-streak-WOKP6XEMGRCSBOZUE73J3MF6LU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:31:39.514Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7GS22CMYTFEZNLEBYUIJEWKBRI.jpg?auth=97598a81a2b267a865c3e0b8e99723a271f6a4445358fcd57e50653bf26cbcb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2875&amp;height=1916</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo hits a triple to bring home Pete Alonso during the fifth inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-twins-11-3-QZ3SZPSU5BF43CSSFB2ZGTALRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:22:42.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3CRJJS52UZEGPBAO5ZM25SMMGM.jpg?auth=36993d2468d5ec6195baae10f7ad1cf0a04d9f5d874cc18f3a35be1e7d212417&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli reacts during the four-run fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/stefon-diggs-not-guilty-OJ3CTRR3ORCFLBJ5OHSANZLWQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:17:32.329Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GOMIOLTPCVGBJOFTE2VRS26F34.jpg?auth=81b7852347f82ab1d6a8bebabc8ed8dbcb3d02bc5a8772644fd20f7a5e2524a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4937&amp;height=3291</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, left, is embraced after a not guilty verdict at his trial Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/amtrak-tunnel-west-baltimore-environment-3YXRIJKNMFEC5F4TGUDAUZETTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:06:21.244Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YLCXSPYT2VFR5AGC6RGTQNEORE.jpg?auth=d80ef2271161ab9c13c97d2fc3de90522efec62c54eceab0ee9a6937fcec8d22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6424&amp;height=4283</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Amtrak train moves through the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel. The tunnel is 150 years old and is the biggest chokepoint in the rail system between New York City and Washington, DC.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/dirt-bike-crash-death-baltimore-MEW6NOQBSJGLBMRDRQTCOUCIAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:03:51.683Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIZMJOI3DZBF5ILU4MGJJL6SYY.jpg?auth=be8a85f50975d328596da7c74f066d7109098828f25e71f7ff5ecd600a55c604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officers responded to the 3000 block of Liberty Heights Avenue on Tuesday evening for reports of a crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-county-inspector-general-patrick-murray-settlement-unseal-LMIQCAOSGZH7VE35J7RJVEPQJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:00:00.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F3I3FA5DFZCDPIYD3UELDCZFFY.jpg?auth=e88c05f32c0fc42db3af145c57620eb7c14657c0e095d4e343fd5974c65f7ea4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3300&amp;height=2200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan, left, and Patrick Murray, chief of staff for then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-2026-budget-63RS7LTN5RHGHLABMRVKOSIQHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:00:03.652Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HDPWUYB3OFEHTE52QPVTL3ORB4.JPG?auth=1cb8b7a404faff53729bb80d4d55b47961f3bf515e4f56f6f0ccd1d5e36f9ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6835&amp;height=4557</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City school board approved a $1.95 billion spending plan for the district’s public schools Tuesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/maryland-college-graduation-speakers-2026-RW35FMA74BHWTFFBIU5TK7TLIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:30:01.108Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6XEZZAA2NZDMNFRLLA5MWIBBHA.jpg?auth=eeef2e22996ac52b7686d7a1219b27b2a172b431947208f531133f9879782201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Jonathon Heyward, astronaut Jeanette Epps, and Orioles executive Catie Griggs are among this year’s commencement speakers across Maryland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/anne-arundel-county-council-geonta-simmons-food-7PZNU4W2FJCLFABIOMRGJF47YU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:30:03.061Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QOU6ELEEJ5CZFOSZ2ENGNVDBOU.jpg?auth=7032a5f489a4c782049d8c93181c2e9dc127728da8660642c93e633ef648b2f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1362&amp;height=908</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Geonta Simmons is running in the Democratic primary for County Council District 1 in Anne Arundel County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/dscr-loans-baltimore-popular-industrial-cities-B6NXRSHPPFGBLKHUQTNCE5LLC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:30:02.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7F3ZTO6WMRHMTL36BMRJALQZEA.jpg?auth=97c4c5233fe694c7cf2b8cc68626c8f210bf65c8343276ad91f1accda73e7c15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore and cities like it have seen a surge in a loosely regulated loan used to buy rental properties.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/teacher-appreciation-week-estelle-moore-montgomery-county-ZIEBBBFWGVD2VGAMR23L3FBKNQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:30:02.889Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L6UESW4RUVFSFLRM7BLGXFUKYQ.jpg?auth=bea03a4af23ba2749c67ae353bb3cb823daf26519971d9fa19338917c32349e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Education Association president Becky Pringle, left, surprises second grade teacher Estelle Moore with a check for $5,000 during a morning assembly program at Greencastle Elementary School on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/ladew-topiary-gardens-monkton-nature-mental-health-SZPELY23TZCMJFDQ6NTTUN34VU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:30:02.144Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVUEBI3535FRHGN7DBTV4XZVO4.JPG?auth=b854fffd616e2d778682d9490438efd679f33570dd677b258dadd13b5a5ac3d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ladew Topiary Gardens are an instrumental part in a therapy program based in nature led by Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, executive director of the Center for Nature Informed Therapy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/greenwood-elementary-school-antisemitic-graffiti-vandalism-5XMKFANN3BA7JGN3YY252BMCSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T02:51:28.273Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKHPRL4OKZEDBB3IHD7HE2G5QA.JPG?auth=225bdc7ba5c10fb45b74772cee07a2eea39ef57ab81863e645a7a64e7c6e00f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials discovered antisemitic graffiti painted on Brookeville’s Greenwood Elementary School building on May 2, the school’s principal said in a letter to families.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/national-aquarium-repairs-baltimore-harborplace-EB5LC2OFLBBDFGC3Q7C3MCEJW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T02:01:12.687Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NUKAFGEZRFHWPFFWRX3LAFEL3I.jpg?auth=3458582c3a3e555a72c76783d0407f7be5820d945371173cb8ff077d3c67c275&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff with the National Aquarium’s facilities and animal care and welfare teams respond to an electrical failure on Pier 3 in October of last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/acid-leak-csx-south-baltimore-rail-yard-JPLG6NMGPRFFLOESU6OZGC7LRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T00:43:39.855Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2I7SGEMJ2ZHM7HLOCOCTZDTVSA.jpeg?auth=76cef5379847017c22e67cc8d4a4bfd20af13b1e2df5e31dc51a496a85d99f9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hazmat units identified the source of the leak and contained it within the rail yard, fire officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>