<?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/economy/growth-development/maryland-data-center-faq-SA6FZOGBAVGUVOMGSAEDN7G2AM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T10:59:11.768Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KYZHVDER7RDAHDFPBE7WJHEJXM.JPG?auth=3dd6b8d32d74d6435cb529a85d3f632df6cdbcc67c0432e10933952116afd564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A massive data center is being built on a former smelting site in Frederick County. As plans for data centers spread across Maryland, communities are weighing whether they're welcome.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/leons-baltimore-gay-bar-queer-history-5JULAEXDLRAIHH6WWK3JZTBDU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:02.116Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7MEWKDFEWVBS7MTG3UK6AD7RT4.JPG?auth=8d86a1b9551772ae835ac0c8f3310fe8e5214713b914b67168c6ffc3c610a93e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leon’s opened in Mount Vernon in the 1950s and bore witness to many eras of the city’s evolving queer culture. From left, Leon’s staffers Stacey Antoine, Karen O’Donnell, Joseph Leloudis, Damon Wallace, Brandon Gruszczynski, Tina Wallace, Sanchez Sanders, Cade Granger, Adam David Bencomo, and Sam Smith.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/wes-moore-travel-schedule-GPEMTXPMXVDAFFDKHCZVDESDM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:01.302Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DCGJNBGLDFC5BMCNVE5CUXQDEQ.JPG?auth=05be9cbe13eb0e5fe6ba7153b24726b643fb513872c8be1525dcea34219da44a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks at the State House in Annapolis, the place he travels to most frequently.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/catonsville-hair-company-closing-EUBPAZ4E7VGLXLNSHGVWOEFAJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:01.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7T4MP2FNFBCSDG6QYXPDGOC35Q.JPG?auth=8b9cac8d363670f09a925c8f351773d0230be33bbe7bedbaf5c926e32d62e5f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7948&amp;height=5299</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Glenn Boller, one of the owners of the Catonsville Hair Company, inside of the salon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/nurses-licensing-technology-PWSEUYSW7BGJ3HYTC7B4FGKJ3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T09:30:01.082Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/B2KLP7HP2FBK7JTGC5FBROWW64.jpg?auth=902ad02f1c0518b68b6d993e5f35de0dc8588709e3916c1dcd4e3bad0576b120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Board of Nursing office in Baltimore is where nurses work out issues when getting their licenses. Maryland rolled out a new licensing system for nurses, but it's causing new problems.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-win-rockies-13-3-2QAZ55MS6JCTHPK2NKN5RA6QLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T03:27:46.391Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MNUEZCLX3ZHNVOKXNRW7QKDWUQ.jpg?auth=61655972cde24208e7aaded97f38f2631248d7886044dcd97e98b7f0c462cc4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3066&amp;height=2044</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, slides into second base for a steal during against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/anacostia-river-swim-water-quality-F2LYXIPQSJFCPMGTE2B5VVA2LA/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-25T00:04:39.771Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZUCUSLV4FFHM3GCQSJU55QKZPI.jpg?auth=f35f5e55284f430951248644d60759b66fcce217dfa372bee2d661aad1ba1be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2760&amp;height=1840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You can’t swim in the Anacostia River, yet. But community organizations like The Anacostia Watershed Society are bringing us closer to the possibility of a clean and safe river.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>