WORCESTER – City resident Kyle Pursell, 36, is working toward opening the former location of the Dive Bar, at 34 Green St., this summer. Pursell says the Corner Dive appears to be on track for opening in late June.
Pursell has led significant work in what will be the Corner Dive, including floors completely redone and leveled, both bathrooms refurbished, and the bar completely refurbished. Purcell hopes to create a bar that anyone from any walk of life can walk into.
Prior to becoming the owner of the Corner Dive, Pursell served in the U.S. Army as a scout, which included a 13-month combat tour in Iraq starting in 2009 and serving four months in Afghanistan in 2013. His tour in Afghanistan ended after being struck in a rocket attack, sustaining serious injuries…