Two 'bored' women open up Rosie Bea's at Clock Tower Place

A shopping center along Annapolis Neck Peninsula's busy Forest Drive is emerging as a close-knit community that is developing it's own identity as a speciality food destination.

Rosie Bea's Sweet and Savory Bakery at Clock Tower Place has opened across the parking lot from Tastings Gourmet Market and Artisanal Cheese Center and the Wine Cellars of Annapolis.

"We're like a community here," said Elaine Becker, co-owner of Rosie Bea's and a former pastry chef and operator of Pasqua, a coffee shop that was located at One Liberty Plaza in New York City's World Trade Center. "We all go out to...