All eyes this week were on Donald Trump, but by extension, they also homed in on his new presidential adviser, Baltimore developer Reed Cordish. Following the news of Cordishโ€™s official appointment to Trumpโ€™s team, news outlets dug up some of his checkered history of plaintiffs alleging racial discrimination against his company. Our new president responded to one of those outlets with a statement defending his decision to hire Cordish.

Here were our other most popular posts from Jan. 14 through today:

Cynthia McIntyre โ€“ โ€œWhy So Blue? Mt. Vernon Townhouse Wants $589K, And Living Room Paintโ€ โ€“ Tuesday, Jan. 17

Robert Oโ€™Brien โ€“ โ€œThe New Port Covington Bike Path Will Glow in the Darkโ€ โ€“ Thursday, Jan. 12

Ethan McLeod โ€“ โ€œFormer Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Lands Job With ABC Newsโ€ โ€“ Tuesday, Jan. 17

Ed Gunts โ€“ โ€œUrban Landscape: New Housing and Offices for Midtown; Henslee Conway Gets a New Name; Attendance Up at Pandora Ice Rink; Janet Marie Smith Honoredโ€ โ€“ Wednesday, Jan. 18

Ed Gunts โ€“ โ€œReed Cordish Joining Trump Administration as Assistant to the Presidentโ€ โ€“ Tuesday, Jan. 17

Ethan McLeod โ€“ โ€œTwo Maryland Lawmakers Introduce Measures to Quell Styrofoam Pollutionโ€ โ€“ Thursday, Jan. 19

Ethan McLeod โ€“ โ€œBMA, Creative Alliance Hosting Inauguration Events Designed to Inform and De-stressโ€ โ€“ Wednesday, Jan. 18

Robert Oโ€™Brien โ€“ โ€œElijah Cummings Staffer Injured in Fire That Killed 6 of Her Childrenโ€ โ€“ Friday, Jan. 13

Stephen Babcock โ€“ โ€œBad Decisions to Close Next Monthโ€ โ€“ Thursday, Jan. 19

Ethan McLeod is a freelance reporter in Baltimore. He previously worked as an editor for the Baltimore Business Journal and Baltimore Fishbowl. His work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, Next City and...