SWANSEA — “Hope springs eternal,” poet Alexander Pope wrote, but even battlers like Monte C. Ferris have their limit. The sole owner of the landmark Venus de Milo banquet facility and Empire Grille ...

The banquet hall in Swansea bears little resemblance to the famous statue that shares its name. It’s much more easily identified with its eponymous dish: Venus de Milo minestrone soup. A comfort food, ...

It's the end of an era in Swansea, as theVenus De Milo banquet hall is for sale. "It's hard to sell the facility, because that's been my life," owner Monte Ferris said in a press release. "I've been ...

Do you know who Venus De Milo is from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? We were first introduced to Venus De Milo in the 1997 live action TMNT Series, the next Mutation. @Doc_Egemba explains more.

SWANSEA -- If you live here, you've been there. Maybe a dozen times. Maybe even dozens of times. Weddings, banquets, dances, feasts, celebrations. Lobster bisque. Dancing. Memories. Now, the Venus de ...

Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team. The Venus de Milo is iconic. Why? It turns out a missing piece might have something to do with it. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil ...

SWANSEA, Mass. — The legendary Venus de Milo banquet hall and restaurant that at one time was so big and so much in demand that it hosted five wedding receptions in the afternoon and five at night, is ...

Looking back on her childhood, Marissa Ferris recalls having a unique playroom – more like a 60,000-square-foot restaurant to run around in during the off hours as her father, Ronnie Ferris, ran the ...