Pittsburgh to open cooling centers amid soaring temperatures

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.