<?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/climate-environment/cicadas-maryland-2024-MEZJ4Q57HJADPHWD7Z6XW2L5JU/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T22:23:28.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XXLGWT5HS5CN7CG2IRQCJCGQQU.jpg?auth=052343f990278b693e4c7391a2af7a8a47c34ec9ebacdb2bd2efa4c43246631b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3024&amp;height=2268</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Only a small portion of Maryland will see the emergence of periodic cicadas this summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-rashod-bateman-extension-draft-2026-4UZGRSI75BBL5FUKI4E72WUFTY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T20:53:53.953Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LZBX5YIRKBBZFPBV5HGO6ENBNI.jpg?auth=d48ba68844b98a9a6918cd634b3a18377911c37a6ec97ae23b583dc9cc1f3ad6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3962&amp;height=2641</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 34 career games, Rashod Bateman has 93 catches for 1,167 yards and four touchdowns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/rashod-bateman-ravens-nfl-draft-62WVG32BV5BCNEAVRDBE24GBQQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T20:38:22.282Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDCPRSYW7RHO3HOGKQ5K236GFE.png?auth=4d7af0448852dae9ecc4adcd7ea4ccfaf66138908bd4ae4ccea52933a5c2efac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/hampden-highlight-festival-honfest-KYKFHG5NCVCCFKSAK3IGJ3NAJY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T20:32:47.415Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQ6PUKPCWZGC3BMWAASZJQM3XQ.jpg?auth=c6a393a63162dc369f78c72f447a03c33a79d022c1e6c39555df30da742e238f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Susannah Siger, left, and Samantha Claassen smile for a portrait in Golden West on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/baltimore-city-see-how-much-real-estate-prices-increased-the-week-of-dec-11-JNDPXCGHG5L2FH44BJOVTSVCPY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T19:42:18.534Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DORAXVORYJDXNCTYR7KBZFUHVU.JPG?auth=0512e766464475ac051c64f43332e168bd89e10f764bcea7af2ebbe9d6d951f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6287&amp;height=4872</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The interior of a Baltimore Circulator bus with a Baltimore City Health Department advertisement on February 21, 2024. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/roggenart-mount-vernon-bakery-city-house-charles-coffee-IFYUIDCZ6BHWPMX53AJJB6ZOH4/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T19:41:56.65Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NOPYBPU4XFF3VNZYFBSEDDB4CU.jpg?auth=4bae8b590f8e050718827d36f8ad46a9de5b16503be520af829665b52c316f33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Neman Popov, the founder of Roggenart European Bakery, Bistro and Cafe, left, splits a very large croissant with owner and partner Brody Tennant outside the City House Charles office complex.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/why-private-equity-is-investing-in-marylands-emergency-departments-SSAD3DWZJZDAZKSEI2BPJKVBVY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T19:15:08.402Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3PTDGHB3MNGTZP22NF7XESJSWQ.jpg?auth=0ea6af1e8426ce0bfdf13a937df746e9381b2911fe02d8aa0b90da0719260238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5059&amp;height=3373</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laurel Medical Center will be among the 10 University of Maryland Medical System locations where the emergency room will be operated by an outside firm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/kanye-west-ye-young-moose-baltimore-JPJXFKUKQVEJXCPRNBEKATPOQY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T19:10:38.197Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FL7IS3LJZVFTTGQMBXJCAD4GXY.jpg?auth=fb151f3389e144cac883213658b9b521b5c95b7a52c742b721866ce62d7e2796&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4475&amp;height=3357</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore rapper Young Moose.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/solar-panels-randallstown-FEAUIXTUFNENJHKGODCLNIS3QE/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T18:58:45.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VUOV5RA5XBCV5OTB4C52SUUXBA.jpg?auth=055c5bd55517adc8d39134119388b9bf1b7b207701d6aa6aa92a19a47458d810&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2016&amp;height=1344</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Solar panels on the roof of the Randallstown Community Center, the largest solar project in Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/hydrauling-giant-claw-key-bridge-collapse-TJW2HJBSSFACXLN27BSV3LKX54/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T18:57:40.747Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XQ2376RXTJB3LJWC52QAPNX4XQ.jpg?auth=8d51ff3252fe3b4fd850f62bfad95eb507c4ab7bfe97a1acb98a520a6f670a7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=913</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A hydraulic salvage grab that resembles the talons of a giant bird of prey is in the process of being attached to the Chesapeake 1000 crane.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/howard-hughes-downtown-columbia-KFJGQ7R7MJBCFA7KKHZRML5ZE4/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T18:42:47.075Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GU6RDYSHN5A6DA7NBIGVMGNVYU.jpeg?auth=ee26ab3df708908f8bd5edc248f149e71436e337239005f2c215e6f3e3afea93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5272&amp;height=3948</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Costello Construction plans to turn the property next to the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel into offices, housing, parking and sports courts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-colton-cowser-breakout-april-jon-meoli-JFDA55EJF5CRVOVVG35ZTNFZHE/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T17:44:04.3Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4N5QTX6C5ZHP3NBYGXXNO2AMYE.jpg?auth=48c71078ddb09fe6162f990df308fbbf7f7c6264224f06c9c56018569c02e65a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3178&amp;height=2119</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser (17) points at the dugout and roars after homering against the Milwaukee Brewers. Here are the reasons for Cowser's hot start.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-nfl-draft-trade-first-round-eric-decosta-XM2XZXEFKVHTTHTNTMNVDTTXFU/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T17:10:55.297Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2XFNZYFUWZELZCTSR5HM7E7M2I.JPG?auth=eaf26c21a773f3bfae7fbd1c1aa6b113de7c14e1cc372b8f0c7cf703874a6047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson No. 32 overall in 2018 after trading down twice, picking a tight end at No. 25 and trading back into the first round.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/city-council-mayor-endorsements-CT7JTDKIEJA6JJWALIWM43CFTQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T16:26:34.093Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6AFJDFZ7CNBHJEONMHNZLYPTEM.JPG?auth=41ca93982fab880917e52cf1a1a91a32327c434d36f6602b78b00d37a2c6e04c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5889&amp;height=3365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott responds to a question at the April 11 Mayoral Transportation Forum hosted by The Real News Network.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/parks-recreation-baltimore-summer-RQSCMBIGGZCGLMBSMGD2YF4UUY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T15:57:55.813Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VKZLIMNFIJHOJCDYXXNBRKXFRI.jpg?auth=8f9302264427df4551fee760c324cb285054ec32d6b93d1a709a0a7e87a5bbfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (middle) poses for a photo with children from Towanda Recreation Center at the opening of Candy Stripe Park Playground in the city's Park Heights neighborhood on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-to-los-angeles-angels-IDP7RDN3XFENTN3XC2JSJO5JMQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T15:52:37.133Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FWYIJSL73RADRPYR6NGQ6OUJPU.jpg?auth=e45eacf39d102c98a8fbb8c957437bfcacd57f572e41b1e19dc3058b2009bef5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 23:  Grayson Rodriguez #30 of the Baltimore Orioles throws against the Los Angeles Angels in the fourth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 23, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-jordan-westburg-new-batting-stance-MYDLACHT6NFK5PB7B7T7PGWWVQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T15:46:20.219Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKBYSBWZZZGZVGKE7MLD2K64X4.jpg?auth=edf85f23ff74b76d87b5c52307086fd130ff277a95dcc845a37944447c1ae7f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2537&amp;height=1691</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg (11) and shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) speak during a mound meeting on April 17.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/labor-unions-send-135000-to-pro-scott-super-pac-C7NMP7T3LVEBDGWTZ7FTVBYIMA/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T15:40:31.518Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BXXOJM7WKZCKFKVH747WS3ZD4E.JPG?auth=c553f0f8b7c4a910c5ce4de089f6ec36e9424064050c0ba12339f4baef086427&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1947</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFSCME, announced their picks for Mayor Brandon Scott, Councilman Zeke Cohen and Comptroller Bill Henry at the campaign season's largest union endorsement on March 21, 2024. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/dixon-secures-first-labor-endorsement-with-nod-from-longshoremens-union-VQ7C2TCSEFFMPN3FDM2ZDNH3LE/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T15:40:03.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HDSEVTN22NG4XLZYSUSJOP5F5U.JPG?auth=f05fa751b0a2f3fa21455bf927ef5269c4475cf891fa72d1d78b0f16871e266e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Employees of Rukart Terminals wait in line to receive food from Jimmy's Seafood on April 17, 2024. The International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333 announced their support of former Mayor Sheila Dixon on Wednesday, representing the Democrat’s first labor endorsement during a turbulent time for port workers following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-nfl-draft-evaluations-WJ6L5F54HFGJRA5UMJ5FLL2S3E/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T14:07:32.299Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6F7OCSQEKVHLDIVY7S2SDL26GE.JPG?auth=8172f6c0d567d97e5273b489e7e6fc34cf5cd9f929c12f05aa094ec33e8d2fe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3446</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lamar smiles after OBJ put a “Top 10” necklace on him after the game.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/wine-village-in-baltimore-2024-sip-savor-and-celebrate-spring-in-baltimores-inner-harbor-U4QA5OAROJGJLC5P3JTH3OVXKY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T13:19:01.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZDBZSQHNENHN5IUUWJ5PVMHNFQ.jpg?auth=61a1a9e288c5aecb83088a874e504208fbac467585e96a7013724bd77d8dafcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4898&amp;height=3265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark your calendars, from May 9 through May 27, 2024: Wine Village in Baltimore will be returning to the Inner Harbor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/baltimore-county-medical-gloves-factory-U2A2FTQIV5EAVFCKRYY4EOKOKI/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T13:18:32.366Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OOCQVXAAONEDJGGFS4TUJVQV6M.jpg?auth=152e608adfca9aea66bdeec6df3a9b0d60d901bd9a876e3dfb1df356baa3648a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6192&amp;height=4128</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United Safety Technology planned to convert this empty warehouse into a nitrile glove factory employing 2,000 people.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/birding-mental-health-outdoors-MDUVJCUMWNGEHCASL5LXV2CNYQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T11:00:03.479Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYYOE6IF3ZHIPJG3YY5XHIZIYI.JPG?auth=0146ded490e0f3e213979ab586de2b63cebfeaf325c0148e205b47255ee59197&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1758</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A scarlet tanager.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-gary-washington-wrongful-conviction-murder-compensation-3XE6MHF3WVAOVLNTC5XAMGIGDY/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T09:30:00.779Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BMWLTO5LQFDQDBLVPCQZ4PDXV4.jpg?auth=a7e14f9f5edc94bf2e7a54856a95995079863c25b2514a36e289195511fd5223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryland Board of Public Works is scheduled to vote on May 1 whether to approve more than $2.98 million in compensation for Gary Washington, now 63, of Baltimore, who served more than 31 years in prison in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, which happened in Baltimore on Dec. 27, 1986. Washington has always maintained his innocence.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hiv-budget-cuts-in-maryland-ISD5GXJBFFA2RIZIK7JNJLCAHA/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T09:30:00.253Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIQFVHCI7RFS7DA32RIZIYZKDM.jpg?auth=406f08093d63a22bfb7c086d33aeea015d8187f9b08e532ca187516d1fa67986&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5200&amp;height=3466</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Care for Marylanders with HIV, including outreach and testing, is slated for deep budget cuts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-craft-beer-breweries-B5SZWFQLRJADFI35A3UTO6VNUA/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T09:30:00.201Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BLG4U46HJD5LGLM6B2OX4WAKM.jpg?auth=fc1fd9610dfde1a91edb8746c7451ed74c14f89fc5ccc8360df9261d5c629954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melissa Yukna of Waverly Brewing Co. said she and co-owner Roy Fisher can’t afford to pay themselves and are “essentially volunteering” for the business at this point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-john-means-norfolk-rehab-start-4Y7COVPNGFC55NA5CS74QAZ2AE/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-24T01:21:03.293Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CDUMTRGRMRFIREFSAZZB3E6PNA.jpg?auth=f5c7ded0297d6823a1f072ebe0a0ceab4466acc9fcca45db51c816b2952122bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5247&amp;height=3498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means (47) poses for a portrait during picture day at spring training. Means threw his fifth rehab start Tuesday night, and it was his best effort yet.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>