Environmental Portrait

Highway Robbery Vintage is a unique and fairly new store on the Southside of Pittsburgh.  Lacey a current fashion student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is the employee of the vintage store shown in the above photos.  She has been working at the store since its opening this past September.  Kate Minton the owner of Highway Robbery Vintage asked Lacey to work at the store after having her as a former intern.  Lacey enjoys being able to see the wide range of different men and women's clothing and accessories that come through the store.  Most of the apparel and other items come form vintage buyers, estate sales, and companies that take vintage clothing and remakes them into different new articles of clothing.

    

South Florida @ Pittsburgh

Pitt loses to South Florida 47-56 on February 19, 2012 at the Peterson Events Center   

Senior forward Nasir Robinson for Pittsburgh catches a pass as South Florida's junior forward Toarlyn Fitzpatrick tries to stop him.

Junior forward Dante Taylor at the line after being fouled by South Florida's Jawanza Poland number 5 guard.  Taylor made 1 of 2 foul shots.  

 Forward sophomore J. J. Moore on his way up for a dunk in the second half.  He had a career high of 21 points that night.   

J. J. Moore Pittsburgh forward again scoring on a fast break.  This was number three of five the sophomore had on Sunday nights game.

 South Florida's number 32 Fitzpatrick and 34 Robertson blocking Pitt's freshman guard John Johnson second missed layup of the night. 

The energetic Pittsburgh Panter mingling with fans during half time. 

Pitt court boy wipes the floor during a TV timeout. 

Remembering Matt

Bree Laffoon is seen at Twin Valley Memorial Park with her hand placed on her deceased friends grave.    This April will mark seven years since Matthew P. Fischerkeller passed away from sudden cardiac arrest due to a congenital heart disorder at the age of 16.  

  

Bree remembers Matt as being an outstanding musician, kind hearted, smart, and all around a great person and best friend.  As a constant reminder of Matthew Bree has a tattoo on the back of her neck reading "Love is forever, Life is eternal".  She says the tattoo means "That he will for ever live within me , and I will carry the memory and love I have for him forever".

She is also seen wearing a yellow guitar pick around her neck that was once used by Matthew.  It serves as a good luck charm and she is rarely ever seen without it on.

Although once a tragic event, today Bree is all smiles and is more proud than ever to call Matt her friend.  To bring awareness of congenital heart disorders in the young the Fischerkeller family has set up The Matthew P. Fischerkeller Memorial Foundation.  At this years annual golf outing the foundation raised over $ 43,000.  As Bree says "Matt is always in our hearts and never forgotten".   

The Laffoons

Travels of 2011

Mexico

St. Kitts

Travels of 2012

Jaxon