Our Perspectives

Jason’s Home Reno: Part 1

So - I’ve been really busy over the past couple of months renovating my house. The house was built in 2001, and hasn’t been touched since. It has all of...

Life
Grassy Ridge Mow-Off Day

Two days of non-stop weedeating on top of a grassy bald in the Roan Highlands. Sounds like paradise, right? It was. The awesome crew at the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy...

Events
Eclipsing In Charleston

Yesterday we witnessed a once in a lifetime event here in Charleston, a total solar eclipse. A few of us chose to watch it from the roof of our building,...

Life
Blue Ion Blurbs: Summer ’17 Edition

Friends, it's been too long. The people have spoken. You miss our little overheards, so here they are: our Blue Ion Blurbs: Summer '17 Edition. Here at Blue Ion, we've...

Life
My Summer Interning with Blue Ion

Blue Ion summer interns Amanda and Mike Hi! My name is Amanda McVearry, and I am a rising senior at Clemson University. I am a Communications major with a double...

Life
Welcome Dave Olson to the Blue Ion Team

We’re excited to welcome the newest member of our Blue Ion development team: Dave Olson. Dave is a front-end developer AND designer (another unicorn for the Blue Ion team), with...

Development
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

In celebration of Henry David Thoreau's 200th birthday (7-12-17) we wanted to remind ourselves of what simple living in the natural surroundings of the outdoors can really bring us, simplicity...

Design
Local Folks, Moving Spokes – July 20th

I'm certainly biased in this matter, but I'm pumped about the upcoming Local Folks, Moving Spokes event being held here at Blue Ion CHS on July 20th. This new series...

Events
Getting Wicked Smart In New England

I recently took a trip up North with my boyfriend to visit his hometown of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire and even though I am originally from New York I soon...

Life
National Trails Day – Looking Glass Trail

Last Saturday I celebrated National Trails Day in Pisgah National Forest with an awesome group of trail maintenance volunteers. The day's work on the heavily-used Looking Glass Trail was organized...

Events