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Mark Zuckerberg Spotted at Verve on 41st Avenue

The Facebook mogul stopped in for some local coffee at the Santa Cruz shop.

He created the most popular site on the Internet, had a movie made about his life and has nearly 700,000 likes on Facebook. And guess what — he has great taste in coffee.

Mark Zuckerberg stopped into Verve Coffee Roasters on 41st Avenue on Tuesday around lunch time for a cup of coffee. 

At noon, the local business sent out the following Facebook post: 

Mark Zuckerberg - Thanks for stopping in! Glad to hear you enjoyed the coffee, and we hope to see you soon.

Within an hour, the post racked up 94 likes and six comments including one from a Verve fan named Peter, who said, "I hope he tipped." Back in May, Zuckerberg famously left no gratuity after dining at a restaurant in Rome on his honeymoon.

Have you had any other celebrity sightings in town? Who have you seen? Tell us in the comments!

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Yam January 22, 2013 at 07:13 pm
This is "breaking news"...?!
Bob Koche January 22, 2013 at 07:39 pm
Yam, even worse it's a "Santa Cruz Patch: Breaking News Alert". SC Patch - Think higher thoughts. You're better than this. Really!
Linda Lockridge January 22, 2013 at 09:00 pm
Ahhhhhh...come on guys! It's just fun. Lighten up.
Brad Kava January 22, 2013 at 09:00 pm
Brad here: I DID NOT send out that alert...but I don't know, it's kind of cool. Zuckerberg was on Pleasure Point Sunday walking on the bike path..I didn't send out an alert then either. Sure is nice that one of the richest guys in the world comes to vacation where we all live.
j8 January 23, 2013 at 02:20 am
HOPEFULLY SOME EAST SIDE SKATE RAT WILL RUN THAT LOSER OVER THE GUARDRAIL!
j8 January 23, 2013 at 02:23 am
WHAT A CHEAP BASTARD! IF I WERE THAT WAITER, THAT LOSER WOULD HAVE SPENT THE REST OF HIS TIME IN ROME IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT!
Maria Grusauskas January 24, 2013 at 08:14 am
So, did he leave a tip? And I where's the picture? So many smart phones and not one photo of the man..
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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Cheri O'Neil June 5, 2013 at 05:42 pm
I use the Nike Running app to time my run and listen to stories on "This American Life" onRead More NPR.
towseesq May 30, 2013 at 08:41 am
The Soquel Cemetery looked wonderful with all of the flags flying for Memorial Day. Thank you toRead More all of the folks who did this!
Soquel Deb June 7, 2013 at 08:11 am
On my own, I did a much smaller version at the Santa Cruz cemetery by Dominican - planted flags forRead More a few 'doughboys' from WWI and Navy and Army guys from WWII. My dad was a career Naval aviator and flew reconaissance in the Vietnam conflict. Next year, I'll join you in the Soquel cemetery, what a great idea to do this as a community effort!
Dan Young April 16, 2013 at 03:45 pm
Hi, Nigel - I agree with you that there needs to be more understanding between everyone. I grew upRead More boating (lake and ocean) in this area and was taught the 'rules of the road'. As long as everyone abides by the rules and keeps each other safe, I don't care what one rides. I agree that the announcer should have been more aware not only with expressing his personal views but he should have had the experience to see that you needed to take a certain path and were not there trying to catch waves. Ignorance on his part. I kneeboard and body surf (yes, I can stand-up surf, also) and have had my share of run-ins over the years. I don't surf the major breaks anymore unless its really big, which thins out all but the most skilled. These days I try and find a little break away from the crowds (not an easy task) and am happy with a few little peelers here and there.
AdrianaR April 17, 2013 at 04:04 am
Is it me or does there seem to be an excessive amount of us vs them mentality and worse, anger inRead More Santa Cruz these days? I went to a community event not too long ago and it was clearly present amongst a number of the people there, they definitely had a "this is our town not yours" vibe going on. It reminded me of the old Valley go home mentality that rears its head sometimes. I know your post was about sharing the ocean but in a more general sense that easy going chill attitude I love about Santa Cruz seems to be getting lost in too much anger and quite frankly a "Me-ism" and egocenteredness that's a big turnoff.
Steve Westside April 17, 2013 at 05:11 pm
During the SUP/Kayak contest a few weeks ago there were a group of us below the end of the contestRead More event area and after we all (Stand-up and prone paddlers) went to far into the area the organizers just pointed out that we need to stay below the judges booth. After a bit we of course all drifted further up and then someone on land announced that it is a misdemeanor to interfere with a contest. Finally, they sent a guy out to mind us and let us know to not drift above him. All very pleasant and cordial. Except for a few surfers thought the rules did not apply to them and constantly snaked in and paddled up to grab waves. Made everyone our there grabbing a few leftover waves looking like prima donnas. Eventually those incorrigibles left and after the contest ended it was a great afternoon of surfing for everyone.
Beverly Young April 4, 2013 at 12:54 pm
A big fat 0!!!!! I couldn't stand the Rolling Stones in the 60's and I really can't stand them now.Read More They should have retired a very long time ago.
Cathy P. April 4, 2013 at 05:54 pm
When I was a teenager you were either a Beatles fan or a Stones fan, you couldn't be both ;) Let'sRead More just say I didn't become a Stones fan until my later years. That being said, I wouldn't pay any amount to see them in concert: too loud, drunk & drugged audience, and the lines are too long to the bathroom! I am glad to see they are still around even though they all are on Medicare now - rofl.
Sabrina Wilhelm April 4, 2013 at 11:47 pm
I would pay a big fat zero...