Perspectives, Owner Perspectives, Employee Perspectives
Marilyn Lapidus Bio
Written by swelty on August 3, 2012 at 2:21pm
I’m a proud homeowner at Blue Ridge Mountain Club and I’ve been asked to contribute a monthly recipe to this blog. I confess I am an absolute 'foodie', having been involved in some aspect of the food industry for almost 40 years. Way back when, while living in New York, I worked for seven years with Graham Kerr, ...
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A Blue Ridge Mountain Club Family
Written by BRMC Sales Coordinator Whitney Brown on February 28, 2013 at 12:21pm
Working for Blue Ridge Mountain Club (BRMC) has too many perks to name. The amazing views, homes, and events are great but the members here are what really make Blue Ridge Mountain Club more than your average community. Each member greets you with a hug and a smile and if it is your first time at an event they will be sure to introduce ...
Blowing Rock Winter Traditions
Written by BRMC General Manager Jim Pitts on January 22, 2013 at 12:55pm
One of Blowing Rock’s great winter traditions is sledding the hill at the intersection of Shull’s Mill Road the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is quite an amazing spectacle and a very unexpected experience to come upon the sledding hill, especially on a sunny winter day. People of all ages are everywhere….dragging ...
Blue Ridge Mountain Club Members Wake Up to Snow
Written by BRMC Coordinator Whitney Brown, BRMC Member Hutch Johnson on January 18, 2013 at 3:11pm
Blue Ridge Mountain Club (BRMC) Members woke up to a beautiful sight this morning, snow covered views. The High Country received quite the snow storm from Winter Storm Iago last night, some areas totaling up to 12 inches in accumulation.
Frozen Enchantment
Written by Elaine Topodas on January 11, 2013 at 12:16pm
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Embracing the Spirit of Community
Written by Bradshaw Family: Andrew, Pauline, Kourtney,Trey, and Chubby on November 30, 2012 at 3:44pm
As a family, we have spent the last few years looking for the right community in both North and South Carolina from the coastline to the hills to get away from the constant action in the suburbs of Charlotte. We looked at beach property in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; at mountain property in Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock and ...
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Blue Ridge Mountain Club's House Musician
Written by BRMC Owner Peter Gatti on August 25, 2012 at 1:32pm
If anyone can speak to the evolution of Blue Ridge Mountain Club (BRMC), it’s Peter Gatti, one of our very first members and the first to build his family home in the community. Hailing from Atlanta, the Gattis had been looking for a cooler place to spend part of the year – a place they could retire to and never grow tired of. ...
Second Annual Lapidus Cocktail & Dessert Party at Blue Ridge Mountain Club
Written by Blue Ridge Mountain Club Member Marilyn Lapidus on July 25, 2012 at 9:27am
For the second year, Steve and I invited our new Blue Ridge Mountain Club (BRMC) and Blowing Rock friends along with the BRMC team to our home. Last year's gathering was so successful (at least we thought so) that we decided to make this an annual tradition.
Naturally I went 'overboard' with the food again, but everyone had fun putting ...
BRMC Community Ambassadors Program
Written by General Manager Jim Pitts, BRMC Member Hutch Johnson and Sidekick Lulu on July 6, 2012 at 3:52pm
It has become very noticeable in recent months that members of BRMC are more than individuals who live in the community; they are becoming a close knit family. In ever increasing numbers we see our members getting involved in the day to day aspects of what makes our community special. The sense of community we are starting to ...
There Was a Squirrel Who Lived in a Shoe
Written by Sheryl Alonso Property Owner on June 19, 2012 at 3:36pm
My sister, brother-in-law, and I went for a great hike on the Dugger Trail last week, and what a fun adventure it turned out to be. We were about thirty minutes down the trail when my sister spotted a "chipmunk". She said it was flying!!!?? It ran up a tree - when down from the tree, swooped a huge brown ...