What's Happening In The Old Fastenal Location In Augusta?

It's been a few months since the Augusta Fastenal location closed its doors. Now, it looks like there is activity in that old storefront and it's left several Central Mainers curious about what's going to be going into the location.

You no longer have to wonder! We now know that it will be a new fitness center.

According to a Facebook post made by The Shop Crossfit, they officially opened yesterday - Sunday, August 8th.

The Shop CrossFit is located in the Kmart plaza in Augusta, where Fastenal was between the laundromat and the pawn shop.

Unfamiliar with Crossfit?

Crossfit is a form of high-intensity physical exercise. Often CrossFit gyms will use unconventional items for exercises, such as tires and thick ropes. CrossFit is also focused more on building healthy relationships with food and exercise and connections with peers in the community.

CrossFit is not your traditional workout, so if you're looking to step out of your traditional workout, check out The Shop CrossFit on Facebook and see what it's all about.

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Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.

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Every beach town has its share of pluses and minuses, which got us thinking about what makes a beach town the best one to live in. To find out, Stacker consulted data from WalletHub, released June 17, 2020, that compares U.S. beach towns. Ratings are based on six categories: affordability, weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life. The cities ranged in population from 10,000 to 150,000, but they had to have at least one local beach listed on TripAdvisor. Read the full methodology here. From those rankings, we selected the top 50. Readers who live in California and Florida will be unsurprised to learn that many of towns featured here are in one of those two states.

Keep reading to see if your favorite beach town made the cut.

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YouGov investigated the most popular dining brands in the country, and Stacker compiled the list to give readers context on the findings. Read on to look through America's vast and divergent variety of restaurants—maybe you'll even find a favorite or two.

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