SWANSEA – Big events, memorable moments and all the familiar food and drink needed to celebrate them will be back on Route 6 very soon for the rebirth of the iconic Venus de Milo. After a multimillion ...

The Venus de Milo is the most famous sculpture and, after the Mona Lisa, the most famous work of art in the world. The hordes of visitors who jam into her alcove in the Louvre museum in Paris every ...

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 — It's the comeback so many have been waiting for. An iconic Swansea spot that holds special memories for SouthCoast folks going back half a century is returning to hopefully make memories for ...

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. (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 ...

If not for an overly cautious lender in 1959, the Venus de Milo may have never become a restaurant and banquet facility. Monsour Ferris had a dream of opening a 30-lane bowling alley, but when the ...

There can be a tendency to see great works of art - especially great works of art in major museums - as known quantities. They have been studied and celebrated. Their story is there for the world to ...