<?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/community/local-news/maryland-renaissance-festival-furries-BUTFM4WBW5GALGCZPCGZBRS53A/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T09:30:00.717Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2A4WYCTLYVALJDMHPPKVTONBNA.jpg?auth=578caff99352f89618c977661dd9d5239e197767cebf6ac7c51e18b799b67cdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2595&amp;height=1730</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shawna Passalaqua arrived at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, only to be turned away at the door due to her animal-inspired outfit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/careers/maryland-retirement-savings-S2XFUW57NRFCDPFA42UINSWR7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T09:30:00.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TNKZADZYHBBSVCO2SFMKNHZOH4.JPG?auth=78c215ba50debede6d701290d31c1f06bbb79f9876427409a689c358716e476d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7506&amp;height=5004</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland residents believe they need $1.2 million to retire comfortably. But that number is less than what the rest of the nation believes, and significantly less than what many Marylanders, like Mark Johnson, have saved.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/control-moco-spending-ballot-initiative-C2PFVDHNBFGOZEYTRNDEDVRB3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T09:30:00.629Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LZLGM7XKZ5B5BG7ETQ7IZOG2LE.jpg?auth=c2c2cfbd64139416c3e0d67c72b151e7dd7a6d89d55489d9ed5fea78902aa639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5235&amp;height=3490</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Control MoCo Spending fell 302 signatures short of qualifying its proposed charter amendment for November's ballot, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-campaign-spending-democrats-7MTF4VP6BBEYFOZFEREWUMJHWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T09:30:00.618Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CV3CVKLLJNELZJDE6LJHUASDKM.jpg?auth=aa5d2840928dbaee2b17e4b9717a2f9a08a738f52ebddf4eb896a429d5841105&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore greets guests as he walks onto the stage at the National Action Network Convention in New York in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-dodgers-series-opener-L4X4XRVGIFDPPPMV4X7RVWYOBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T05:59:19.924Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XGGIA5FDDRHNBGCGDT47MAAUJY.jpg?auth=dda798155976a55ed9879afafb434667ff4cc73b3799e1004f94a0c2ef06e7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4440&amp;height=2961</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasim Nuñez is tagged out by Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy after oversliding the base during the third inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/annapolis-restaurant-changes-ABFIRK5F25AWZE3HCS6WXOOLAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T03:50:23.493Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G4YYX5K3ABHTXBCJG5BVDC4XPE.jpg?auth=363244ae6ece821070a7992faf1a0310ebadfc83eb2cb6991faffd062587d701&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2366&amp;height=1781</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar & Gallery has been a fixture on West Street in Annapolis for 31 years. It now has a new owner.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-red-sox-benches-clear-blaze-alexander-MPPI3IF3C5FLTM34DC5YPJM4FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T03:02:35.333Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IAQ75IAEBFC5FLN2YBGNYVBHP4.jpg?auth=3b98359b4a18168a27dd038eb984539f8eb09c80a39526b4f34fb3f051952b4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6636&amp;height=4424</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Blaze Alexander, left, yells at Red Sox second baseman Nick Sogard, right, as benches clear during the eighth inning Friday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/maryland-native-francis-tiafoe-wins-us-open-3rd-round-match-T6W2M4XOLBAR5MASL64RY4DM5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T01:53:28.867Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HKLR3ZPW2JGERHCNAPXNEYPQCY.jpg?auth=518c58698bddb822fd841f05dda821667d2f68b10861176de94cda1c422b9615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5264&amp;height=3511</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frances Tiafoe celebrates after a point against Valentin Vacherot, of Monaco, during the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday night in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ice-stakeout-frederick-neighborhood-CLU3QPEPR5E6DJOTATLYCMBUYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-05T01:25:05.038Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EVQEV4ZDERBP5D7DTTTHODUBFI.jpg?auth=4c00f211e474cf4e7b59dc1a46e04721917416d1180be960581648bc7b2a9cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frederick Police Department officers were called to help deescalate an incident when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up in a Frederick neighborhood Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>