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 ...

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 ...

SWANSEA, Mass. (WPRI) — An iconic Massachusetts restaurant and wedding venue is closing its doors. Owner Monte Ferris issued a press release Monday night, saying he will be closing the Venus de Milo ...

SWANSEA — Monte Ferris remembers when he was eight years old and his father took him down to the site where the Venus de Milo now stands. There was a sand lot and a cement pad. Monsour Ferris told his ...

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, ...