Due to forecasted high temperatures, CitiParks will open six cooling centers this coming week.
A heat wave is headed to Western Pennsylvania — with temperatures at 90 degrees or higher predicted.
Cooling centers will be open in the following locations from Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21:
- Beechview Healthy Active Living Community Center on Broadway Avenue
- Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Community Center on McClure Avenue
- Greenfield Healthy Active Living Community Center on Greenfield Avenue
- Homewood Healthy Active Living Community Center on Frankstown Road
- Sheraden Healthy Active Living Community Center on Sherwood Avenue
- South Side Healthy Active Living Community Center on 12th and Bingham streets
All other healthy active living senior centers will be open as regularly scheduled, CitiParks said, which is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. aside from Juneteenth.
Also, CitiParks recreation centers will be open with air conditioning during the following hours Monday through Friday this coming week:
- Ammon (2217 Bedford Avenue, 15219) 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Brookline (1400 Oakridge Street, 15226) 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Jefferson (605 Redknap Street, 15212) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Magee (745 Greenfield Avenue, 15217) 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Paulson (1201 Paulson Avenue, 15206 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Phillips (201 Parkfield Street, 15210) 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
They are all closed on Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday.
The cooling center hours will be 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily — except for Wednesday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday. Hours will be noon to 7 p.m. that day.
CitiParks said cooling centers are typically activated when the weather is forecasted above 90 degrees.
