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St. Louis native and Bravo TV star Andy Cohen will become a true-to-life star in the Delmar Loop on May 5 in front of the Moonrise Hotel. Full disclosure: It’s a brass star. Cohen’s already certifiable—as a beloved, Emmy-winning presence on the small screen, that is. Cohen’s honor is to be embedded in the sidewalk, one of more than 150 stars underfoot on both the north and south sides of Delmar, plaques that

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The new principal of Rosati-Kain High School, Maggie Sullivan, is not that— officially, Sullivan’s title is president of Rosati-Kain Academy. It might not have been. Last September, the Archdiocese of St. Louis announced plans to close the school at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. But Rosati-Kain, located just to the east of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis at 4389 Lindell Blvd., has been revived, and then some. Alumnae and parents mobilized to sustain the city’s only remaining all-girls Catholic high school by forming a nonprofit, obtaining sponsorship with St. Joseph Educational Ministries, negotiating a renewable lease with the Archdiocese for school facilities and raising the funds needed to achieve a balanced budget. Enthusiastic to a fault, Sullivan also is direct, unequivocal; she speaks with great reverence for the Sisters of St. Joseph. “They encouraged me to become a teacher,” she says. “They changed the trajectory of my life.” And what a life in education it has been: Sullivan has 25 years of experience. She comes to Rosati-Kain following a stint as assistant principal of mission at St. Joseph’s Academy in Frontenac, her alma mater (class of 1993). Sullivan is proud, beyond thrilled—in fact, she feels absolutely blessed. “This school is a mosaic of powerful, exceptionally talented women,” she emphasizes. Founded in 1911, Rosati-Kain became the first St. Louis Archdiocesan high school to integrate in 1947 and remains committed to those less fortunate: 79% of students receive some form of financial aid; 39% qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch programs. Sullivan anticipates she’ll complete her Ed.D. degree in educational leadership and learning at Vanderbilt University this summer. She taught history at Whitfield School, where she also served as social studies department chair and head of professional development. She’s taught a combination of history, English and writing at Washington U. and SLCC, as well as Clayton and University City high schools. Out of state for several years, she worked as an educator at Kent Denver School in Denver and Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa. She graduated from Washington U. in St. Louis with a master’s in American culture studies with a research focus on gender issues from 1880 to 1940 along with the U.S. anti-lynching crusade. She received her bachelor’s in history and secondary education from the University of Missouri and was a European studies major at the University of Florida, where she worked for the NCAA Division I volleyball program. Fitness is important: A certified yoga instructor, she’s taught in Denver and in Tampa.

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describe the exploits of remarkable men and women who were either born in these parts or enjoyed success in and around here. Having rocketed to fame via producing long-running shows such as Project Runway and the Real Housewives franchise, Cohen’s star will join other notables including musicians Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Tina Turner and Scott Joplin, actors Vincent Price, Kevin Kline, Marsha Mason and John Goodman, writers Maya Angelou, Tennessee Williams, William Burroughs and T.S. Eliot, sports greats Stan Musial, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Yogi Berra, Curt Flood and Lou Brock, and scores of others in the arts, science, sports, music, politics, philanthropy and more. Fanfare for Cohen begins at 4:30 p.m. with a ragtime band; the induction ceremony starts at 5 p.m.

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A highlight of the QFest St. Louis cinema celebration May 4 to 10 at the Hi-Pointe Theater is Jimmy in Saigon. This documentary about the mysterious death of a gay man in Vietnam, produced and directed by Jimmy’s youngest brother Peter McDowell, is for all intents and purposes a love story. The award-winning film explores the tragic death, radical life and forbidden romance of Jimmy McDowell, who was killed in 1972 after he re-entered civilian life. He was 24 then; Peter was only 5. To be shown May 7 at 4:15 p.m. at the Hi-Pointe, 1005 McCausland Ave., the award-winning film takes a hard look at whether American attitudes about foreign policy, domestic politics and sexual identity have advanced very far in 50 years—or if they actually have stagnated. Peter McDowell, who researched his brother’s life and death for a decade, will be on hand after the screening for what should prove to be a lively, intriguing discussion. This, the 16th annual QFest, presents films with LGBTQIA+ themes. Visit cinemastlouis/qfest.