Leonora "Peachy" Dixon, an authentic Baltimore jewel, is hanging up her uniform after serving customers at Little Italy's Sabatino's for nearly 50 years. The longtime waitress will work her final shift on Saturday before retiring and moving to Havre De Grace to be with her grandchildren. Peachy has greeted hungry patrons for about 70% of the 70 years the restaurant has been open.
"I'm gonna cry because this is my life here, you know," Peachy said. "And I'm gonna miss it terribly, you know I am." Peachy's parents immigrated from Italy to Highlandtown, where she still lives, in the house where she was born. There's no menu needed when ordering from Peachy. She knows it all.
