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Amy Scherzer

Amy joined the Times in January 2002 to help launch the weekly City Times edition serving South Tampa and nearby neighborhoods. Her column, Amy Scherzer's Diary, takes readers along as she makes her rounds on the social circuit. Camera in hand, Amy captures the galagoers, wine tasters, Gasparilla kings, debutantes and bay area philanthropists. Amy earned her bachelor's degree in mass communications and political science at the University of Pittsburgh, and has been a Tampa resident since 1978. She and her husband, Robert, live on Davis Islands, proud parents of two grown children. Any free time is spent people watching, entertaining, boating and reading.

Phone (813) 226-3332
Email ascherzer@tampabay.com

$AMY SCHERZER | Times Magnolia Ball co-chairs Les and Pam Muma added $2.5 million to the Moffitt Cancer Centerâ\u0088\u009A\u0095s research budget after the successful black-tie benefit April 14 at the Marriott Waterside.$

Amy Scherzer�s Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene

Magnolia Ball Moffitt Cancer Center and its most generous supporters went surfin� for a cure with a private Beach Boys concert at the 25th annual Magnolia Ball. Co-chairs Pam and Les Muma chose one of the most...

Published: 04/16/18

Updated: 04/20/18

$AMY SCHERZER | Times Heroes Ball chairmen Kasey Shimberg Kelly and her parents, Hinks and St. Josephâ\u0088\u009A\u0095s Childrenâ\u0088\u009A\u0095s Hospital Foundation founding chairwoman Elaine Shimberg, from left, celebrate with honoree Dr. Daniel Plasencia and his wife Nilda at the Marriott Waterside on April 7, 2018.$

Amy Scherzer�s Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene

St. Joseph�s Children�s Hospital Foundation�s Heroes Ball"I have lived my childhood dream," said pediatrician Daniel Plascencia, St. Joseph�s Children�s Hospital Foundation�s 2018 Community...

Published: 04/09/18

Updated: 04/17/18