Pinellas Update: Cooling stations open Saturday
Pinellas County has opened cooling stations in areas where residents remain without power following Hurricane Helene. These stations will provide a place for residents to cool off and charge their phones.
They will be open today, Saturday, Sept. 28, until further notice at the following locations/times:
Clearwater: -Morningside Recreation Center, 2400 Harn Blvd, Clearwater – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -Long Center, 1501 N Belcher Road, Clearwater – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -Countryside Rec Center, 2640 Sabal Springs Drive, Clearwater – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -McMullen Tennis Complex, 1000 Edenville Ave., Clearwater – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. -Moccasin Lake Nature Park, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -North Greenwood Recreation and Aquatic Center, 900 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave., Clearwater – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. -A Mother's Arms, 714 N Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (limited capacity) -All Clearwater libraries will be open Saturday, Sept. 28, except for the Beach Library.
St. Petersburg: City locations will be open Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. -Azalea Recreation Center (1600 72nd St. N) -Enoch D. Davis Center (1111 18th Ave. S) -Robert Recreation Center (1246 50th Ave. N)
Community locations will be open on Saturday, Sept. 28: -City On a Hill Church (4265 13th Ave, N): Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. -Mount Zion AME Church (1045 16th St. S): Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Mount Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church (955 20th St, S): Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Madeira Beach: -Madeira Beach City Hall, 14225 Gulf Blvd, Madeira Beach, Saturday, Sept. 28, – 8 a.m. to sunset, until further notice.
: -Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St, Seminole, Saturday, Sept. 28, – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Closed Sunday, reopening Monday, Sept. 30).
: -Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Dr, Largo – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed Sunday, reopening Monday, Sept. 30).
Check with your local municipality for additional cooling station options.
