Amazon employee Ashley Brunner hugs a giant (fake) bear from the Chamber of Connection, a new civic organization in Seattle, on Wednesday in South Lake ...

Thawing out the "Seattle Freeze" one bear hug at a time: the Chamber of Connection is on a mission to warm up Seattle's ...

Over the course of two hours on a cold and grey day, dozens of people stopped to hug the bear, give it a high five, snap a selfie or pose for photos taken by co-workers. Dogs barked at the bear ...

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