But when the money came, the small-town feeling disappeared.

Bayside's small-town feeling has not made it immune from the problems plaguing other areas of the city.

Town officials say they now possess a blueprint for a downtown with urban character that also has a pedestrian-friendly small-town feeling.

But the city is proud of its small-town feeling.

So, in at least one way, that small-town feeling has been realized.

"It's a real community with a small-town feeling where everyone knows everyone else."

Aside from a few hostile comments, new parents say the neighborhood has a friendly, small-town feeling that seemed to increase when they had their babies.

As one resident puts it, "It's a small-town feeling in a large city."

It's a mixture of a small-town feeling with the amenities of urban America close by.

Q. That's what people mean when they say "small-town feeling" and mean it in a positive way?